NSR...Yet...but who knows where it will lead!

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:25 am

Pretty neat, at any rate!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws6AAhTw ... e=youtu.be

synaps3 · Post by **synaps3** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:53 am

Cool, I guess the superconductor aligns with the magnetic field, and the particles polarity remains aligned with the field as the magnet is moved. Nifty.

scootavaran · Post by **scootavaran** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:44 am

hmmmmmmmmmm put me down for a hover scooter please.

jrsjr · Post by **jrsjr** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:56 am

scootavaran wrote:hmmmmmmmmmm put me down for a hover scooter please.

Yes!

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:15 am

Cool! Thanks.

Although that scooter would be mighty cold on your arse.

Howardr · Post by **Howardr** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:21 am

Holy Crap. That is mind blowing.

Howard

Lokky · Post by **Lokky** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:43 am

Now all we have to do is to apply small scale nuclear fission reactions at the back and we will have a rather fast hoverboard

charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:10 pm

Add tomato sauce and mozzarella, and you've got a frozen pizza that delivers itself.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:33 pm

scootavaran wrote:hmmmmmmmmmm put me down for a hover scooter please.

I've had a little experience with riding a frictionless scooter

and I don't recommend it.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:34 pm

"However, when cooled below -185ºC (-301ºF) the material becomes a superconductor. It conducts electricity without resistance, with no energy loss. Zero."

I suppose covering most of the planet in powerful magnets then cooling down everything that needs to move, including my Pumas, to -185°C would be bad for the environment. Damn, we just can't win.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:37 pm

That'd take care of that global warming though.

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:15 am

Riding in winter? No problem! Easy! Balmy!
(Have you seen the seat I'm used to sitting on? And yesterday my electric long johns shorted out!)

BlueMark · Post by **BlueMark** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:28 pm

scootavaran wrote:hmmmmmmmmmm put me down for a hover scooter please.

OK, I think I may have a way to do this. Note that only the superconductor needs to be cooled (until we have practical high temperature superconductors) in order to be "locked" in the magnetic field. The Earth has a magnetic field. Levitation anyone? Minor annoyance that you can only move along an east/west line, and can't follow terrain, so you'll want to keep to very flat plains.

By the way .... Craig Vetter has a proposal for an "X-Prize" type contest to develop a practical air-scooter: http://craigvetter.com/pages/Motorcycle ... rules.html