Comments on: Use of theoretical spatial editors to reach red-letter speeds. http://tim.hithlonde.com/2007/12/use-of-theoretical-spatial-editors-to-reach-red-letter-speeds/ Where I discuss things I feel are important, at the time... Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:52:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: timotheus http://tim.hithlonde.com/2007/12/use-of-theoretical-spatial-editors-to-reach-red-letter-speeds/comment-page-1/#comment-39 timotheus Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:11:21 +0000 http://tim.hithlonde.com/2007/12/use-of-theoretical-spatial-editors-to-reach-red-letter-speeds/#comment-39 I think it would still pull downwards. I consider the portal to be totally inert, and it's not until an object crosses the boundary that the forces are felt. So, assume I had a portal in space that connected to a portal 10 feet above my house. Lets say we push a 1 meter long rod into the portal that is in space. Once one end of it crosses the portals threshold, now that section of rod is on the earth side, and gravity is pulling that section. There is nothing on space side to pull back, as it were, so it would slowly pull the rod in. However, if we positioned the rod right in front of the portal without crossing the threshold, it would never get pulled in. Gravity isn't an issue until the threshold is crossed. I think it would still pull downwards. I consider the portal to be totally inert, and it’s not until an object crosses the boundary that the forces are felt.

So, assume I had a portal in space that connected to a portal 10 feet above my house. Lets say we push a 1 meter long rod into the portal that is in space. Once one end of it crosses the portals threshold, now that section of rod is on the earth side, and gravity is pulling that section. There is nothing on space side to pull back, as it were, so it would slowly pull the rod in. However, if we positioned the rod right in front of the portal without crossing the threshold, it would never get pulled in. Gravity isn’t an issue until the threshold is crossed.

]]> By: maiki http://tim.hithlonde.com/2007/12/use-of-theoretical-spatial-editors-to-reach-red-letter-speeds/comment-page-1/#comment-38 maiki Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:08:52 +0000 http://tim.hithlonde.com/2007/12/use-of-theoretical-spatial-editors-to-reach-red-letter-speeds/#comment-38 Are you so sure that gravity would "pull"? I always imagine the way to create a containment "field" is to open a series of portals like that, each on opposite sides of an object. Then gravity would be equal on all sides. Are you so sure that gravity would “pull”? I always imagine the way to create a containment “field” is to open a series of portals like that, each on opposite sides of an object. Then gravity would be equal on all sides.

]]> By: Uncle Mike http://tim.hithlonde.com/2007/12/use-of-theoretical-spatial-editors-to-reach-red-letter-speeds/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Uncle Mike Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:55:02 +0000 http://tim.hithlonde.com/2007/12/use-of-theoretical-spatial-editors-to-reach-red-letter-speeds/#comment-37 If I stumble out of my kitchen portal it takes my approximately 2.1 seconds to reach floor level creating 3.79 kilowatts of kinetic energy upon impact: based on my current weight this creates enough energy to power our Christmas tree for nearly 4 hours. Were I able to reach terminal velocity we could several our ties to the power company. If I stumble out of my kitchen portal it takes my approximately 2.1 seconds to reach floor level creating 3.79 kilowatts of kinetic energy upon impact: based on my current weight this creates enough energy to power our Christmas tree for nearly 4 hours. Were I able to reach terminal velocity we could several our ties to the power company.

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