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		<title>By: Insane Genius</title>
		<link>http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/28/suns-rays-to-drive-aerial-landing-field/#comment-1048514</link>
		<dc:creator>Insane Genius</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And Yes, I know what you all are going to say, but Racism is not just the Negative.

It is different treatment based on Race.  It doesn't have to be good or bad, just different from how you would treat a "normal" person of your mind's view.  

Personally I don't even judge Hitler, I admire him in some ways and Despise him in others, but if he were alive today, I would treat him how I would like to be treated.  Until he got up in my face, or pissed me off in some way, then I'd beat the ever lovin' shit out of him.  Alot of you might find that odd, but keep in mind that things are not as they seem and that certain energies exist beyond our comprehension.  I'll say no more on that subject.

I'm definitely not perfect, not even close, but I think of myself as enlightened in a few ways.

I do like to ramble on and see what people say, usually when I'm tired and don't know what I'm saying ... but it's all in good fun ... lol .. just look at some of the blogs out there.  lmfao</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And Yes, I know what you all are going to say, but Racism is not just the Negative.</p>
<p>It is different treatment based on Race.  It doesn&#8217;t have to be good or bad, just different from how you would treat a &#8220;normal&#8221; person of your mind&#8217;s view.  </p>
<p>Personally I don&#8217;t even judge Hitler, I admire him in some ways and Despise him in others, but if he were alive today, I would treat him how I would like to be treated.  Until he got up in my face, or pissed me off in some way, then I&#8217;d beat the ever lovin&#8217; shit out of him.  Alot of you might find that odd, but keep in mind that things are not as they seem and that certain energies exist beyond our comprehension.  I&#8217;ll say no more on that subject.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m definitely not perfect, not even close, but I think of myself as enlightened in a few ways.</p>
<p>I do like to ramble on and see what people say, usually when I&#8217;m tired and don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m saying &#8230; but it&#8217;s all in good fun &#8230; lol .. just look at some of the blogs out there.  lmfao</p>
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		<title>By: Insane Genius</title>
		<link>http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/28/suns-rays-to-drive-aerial-landing-field/#comment-1048513</link>
		<dc:creator>Insane Genius</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I bet if Germany had won either of the World Wars, and became the World Leader, things might have been bad at first ...

But, in a relatively short amount of time, this world might actually have become better.

I can imagine Wonderful creations and inventions of every sort, being implemented into everyday society.  I think Blimps and Airships would have came back with alot of major improvements.

I bet that picture of the floating air base would be a reality today.

And who knows, maybe even whole Islands floating upon the skies as well as man-made ones added to the seas.

Germany was packed full of incredible inventors and unimaginable projects.

Hitler himself, although evil in the common eye, may have led the world to some truly wonderful things.

He strived for inventions and creations that many would consider insane, and absurd, and some even impossible.

And perhaps even slavery and racism would have decreased just as much, if not even more so, eventually.

I mean, compare England with the U.S. ... the average black man in England is not a slave, and has little ill-will towards "the white devil", in comparison to the average black man in the U.S.A.

The English Black man is treated as equal right ? (correct me if I'm wrong)

The average U.S. Black man now is treated different than everyone else in many ways.

They have advantages to get hired to good paying jobs more so than the average white man because of a strange fear the companies have of being racist or perhaps lawsuits being filed if they don't hire at least one black individual.  But percentage wise, in comparison to population, they have a better chance of getting hired due to such odd racism.  People actually become Racist because they don't realise what Racism means.  

Racism is treating a person or creature differently because of their race, including but not limited to skin color, eye color, speech impediments, size, beauty or ugliness, sexual orientation, sex- female or male, past actions taken by individuals (lack of forgiveness), labels, job title, pretty much everything and anything even down to the car you drive ...

Typecasting in some way ... it all boils down to Judgement Systems.

Racism was originally meant as a specific form of Judgement Typecast.  Different treatment based upon race.  Most Midgets don't like being called that ... and for good reason .. there used to really be other races on this Earth.  They are one such race .. their Pureblood race were formerly known as Dwarves.  And yes, there used to be Elves too, but they were so similar in shape and form to humans, and humans had the more dominant genes, so they were basically bred with humans to the point of extinction. Orcs too existed in the far past.  Scientists can only measure so far back.  They don't know what really happened.  Orcs were various races much like Cromagnon man ... CaveMen are NOT our missing links, but other Extinct races that once existed.  Each race was created seperately, whether by evolution or by God, it matters not.  But, as all races shared the Earth, they all became fairly similar, through breeding and killing with and of other races.

Black, White, Chinese, German, etc. all come from mixtures of previous races that once existed at one time.  In the ages of the past, technology didn't get past the medieval era of our time frame.
And because of that, people grouped together, and those mixture of races began to change based upon environmental factors of the area they lived in.  So, some races of today, may be newer than others.
But, basically, that is why Elves don't exist now, and many relatively unknown creatures no longer exist, and Dwarves are no longer pure-blooded.

My point in all this, hell I don't know, maybe we are all different individually anyways, and yet all the same too, and should not judge others too harshly.

And we especially shouldn't based simply on skin color or nationality.

One day, we may all be cobbled together into one race again.

And then spread back to form new different races, that will probably be even less different than white is from black.

Yes, I am Insane, but I know hidden wisdom that others can not see.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bet if Germany had won either of the World Wars, and became the World Leader, things might have been bad at first &#8230;</p>
<p>But, in a relatively short amount of time, this world might actually have become better.</p>
<p>I can imagine Wonderful creations and inventions of every sort, being implemented into everyday society.  I think Blimps and Airships would have came back with alot of major improvements.</p>
<p>I bet that picture of the floating air base would be a reality today.</p>
<p>And who knows, maybe even whole Islands floating upon the skies as well as man-made ones added to the seas.</p>
<p>Germany was packed full of incredible inventors and unimaginable projects.</p>
<p>Hitler himself, although evil in the common eye, may have led the world to some truly wonderful things.</p>
<p>He strived for inventions and creations that many would consider insane, and absurd, and some even impossible.</p>
<p>And perhaps even slavery and racism would have decreased just as much, if not even more so, eventually.</p>
<p>I mean, compare England with the U.S. &#8230; the average black man in England is not a slave, and has little ill-will towards &#8220;the white devil&#8221;, in comparison to the average black man in the U.S.A.</p>
<p>The English Black man is treated as equal right ? (correct me if I&#8217;m wrong)</p>
<p>The average U.S. Black man now is treated different than everyone else in many ways.</p>
<p>They have advantages to get hired to good paying jobs more so than the average white man because of a strange fear the companies have of being racist or perhaps lawsuits being filed if they don&#8217;t hire at least one black individual.  But percentage wise, in comparison to population, they have a better chance of getting hired due to such odd racism.  People actually become Racist because they don&#8217;t realise what Racism means.  </p>
<p>Racism is treating a person or creature differently because of their race, including but not limited to skin color, eye color, speech impediments, size, beauty or ugliness, sexual orientation, sex- female or male, past actions taken by individuals (lack of forgiveness), labels, job title, pretty much everything and anything even down to the car you drive &#8230;</p>
<p>Typecasting in some way &#8230; it all boils down to Judgement Systems.</p>
<p>Racism was originally meant as a specific form of Judgement Typecast.  Different treatment based upon race.  Most Midgets don&#8217;t like being called that &#8230; and for good reason .. there used to really be other races on this Earth.  They are one such race .. their Pureblood race were formerly known as Dwarves.  And yes, there used to be Elves too, but they were so similar in shape and form to humans, and humans had the more dominant genes, so they were basically bred with humans to the point of extinction. Orcs too existed in the far past.  Scientists can only measure so far back.  They don&#8217;t know what really happened.  Orcs were various races much like Cromagnon man &#8230; CaveMen are NOT our missing links, but other Extinct races that once existed.  Each race was created seperately, whether by evolution or by God, it matters not.  But, as all races shared the Earth, they all became fairly similar, through breeding and killing with and of other races.</p>
<p>Black, White, Chinese, German, etc. all come from mixtures of previous races that once existed at one time.  In the ages of the past, technology didn&#8217;t get past the medieval era of our time frame.<br />
And because of that, people grouped together, and those mixture of races began to change based upon environmental factors of the area they lived in.  So, some races of today, may be newer than others.<br />
But, basically, that is why Elves don&#8217;t exist now, and many relatively unknown creatures no longer exist, and Dwarves are no longer pure-blooded.</p>
<p>My point in all this, hell I don&#8217;t know, maybe we are all different individually anyways, and yet all the same too, and should not judge others too harshly.</p>
<p>And we especially shouldn&#8217;t based simply on skin color or nationality.</p>
<p>One day, we may all be cobbled together into one race again.</p>
<p>And then spread back to form new different races, that will probably be even less different than white is from black.</p>
<p>Yes, I am Insane, but I know hidden wisdom that others can not see.</p>
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		<title>By: KHarn</title>
		<link>http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/28/suns-rays-to-drive-aerial-landing-field/#comment-1048314</link>
		<dc:creator>KHarn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>"Since blimps travel more slowly than ships, they would not be able to create any relative wind over the deck (which is what speeding aircraft carriers do)."

Sorry, Rick, but airships were faster than you think. The L-series (Which is like the blimps operated by Goodyear today) could do 45 mph, while the larger zeppelins like the Hindenburg and the Macon could do 75mph.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Since blimps travel more slowly than ships, they would not be able to create any relative wind over the deck (which is what speeding aircraft carriers do).&#8221;</p>
<p>Sorry, Rick, but airships were faster than you think. The L-series (Which is like the blimps operated by Goodyear today) could do 45 mph, while the larger zeppelins like the Hindenburg and the Macon could do 75mph.</p>
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		<title>By: Rick Auricchio</title>
		<link>http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/28/suns-rays-to-drive-aerial-landing-field/#comment-451377</link>
		<dc:creator>Rick Auricchio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Charlie, I hadn't considered an arresting cable.

And I like your idea for takeoffs. "Ok, everyone, here we go...AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Charlie, I hadn&#8217;t considered an arresting cable.</p>
<p>And I like your idea for takeoffs. &#8220;Ok, everyone, here we go&#8230;AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Currahee</title>
		<link>http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/28/suns-rays-to-drive-aerial-landing-field/#comment-450685</link>
		<dc:creator>Currahee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a kid, I was absolutely addicted to a series of comic books called "Blackhawks".  

It was about a bunch of former WWII flying aces from all over the world who came together to fight evil and have fun with the very latest jet air craft of the day!

One of the "Evil Geniuses" they battled had a flying air craft carrier exactly like the one here.  It was equipped with a "cloud generator" for stealth!

Thanks for a pleasant memory!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a kid, I was absolutely addicted to a series of comic books called &#8220;Blackhawks&#8221;.  </p>
<p>It was about a bunch of former WWII flying aces from all over the world who came together to fight evil and have fun with the very latest jet air craft of the day!</p>
<p>One of the &#8220;Evil Geniuses&#8221; they battled had a flying air craft carrier exactly like the one here.  It was equipped with a &#8220;cloud generator&#8221; for stealth!</p>
<p>Thanks for a pleasant memory!</p>
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		<title>By: glindsey</title>
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		<dc:creator>glindsey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is anybody else reminded of &lt;i&gt;Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow&lt;/i&gt;?</description>
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		<title>By: Stannous</title>
		<link>http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/28/suns-rays-to-drive-aerial-landing-field/#comment-444549</link>
		<dc:creator>Stannous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The landing strip is superfluous- the airships Akron and Macon both had interior hangers and carried their own aircraft which took off from cranes and were retrieved with hooks.
I am surprise though at the early appearnce of solar cells, even theoretical ones:
The photovoltaic effect was first recognised in 1839 by French physicist Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel. However, it was not until 1883 that the first solar cell was built, by Charles Fritts, who coated the semiconductor selenium with an extremely thin layer of gold to form the junctions. The device was only around 1% efficient. 
(those mentioned must have been much less efficient)
Russell Ohl patented the modern solar cell in 1946 (U.S. Patent 2,402,662 , "Light sensitive device").</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The landing strip is superfluous- the airships Akron and Macon both had interior hangers and carried their own aircraft which took off from cranes and were retrieved with hooks.<br />
I am surprise though at the early appearnce of solar cells, even theoretical ones:<br />
The photovoltaic effect was first recognised in 1839 by French physicist Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel. However, it was not until 1883 that the first solar cell was built, by Charles Fritts, who coated the semiconductor selenium with an extremely thin layer of gold to form the junctions. The device was only around 1% efficient.<br />
(those mentioned must have been much less efficient)<br />
Russell Ohl patented the modern solar cell in 1946 (U.S. Patent 2,402,662 , &#8220;Light sensitive device&#8221;).</p>
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		<title>By: Ninjalicious</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ninjalicious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Too bad blimps and dirigibles never really took off. Superior technology from an efficiency perspective, since all lift is essentially free - you only need to push yourself around. But Helium is effin expensive. 

I think the Hindenburg kind of put it out of peoples minds. We could still use hydrogen gas - its actually far harder to ignite than you with think - given that we are all driving cars with a much more flammable hydrocarbon fuel (with an energy equivalence of 5-6 sticks of dynamite at least).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Too bad blimps and dirigibles never really took off. Superior technology from an efficiency perspective, since all lift is essentially free - you only need to push yourself around. But Helium is effin expensive. </p>
<p>I think the Hindenburg kind of put it out of peoples minds. We could still use hydrogen gas - its actually far harder to ignite than you with think - given that we are all driving cars with a much more flammable hydrocarbon fuel (with an energy equivalence of 5-6 sticks of dynamite at least).</p>
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		<title>By: Charlie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Charlie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don't know a whole lot about aviation, but Idon't think they'd have to be any longer. For landings you could use a cable arrestor like a carrier. For take offs wouldn't you just need enough speed for a little forward momentum?   Couldn't you just fall off of the end? I mean it'd probably be pretty scary for a while, but it's not like you've got the ocean 100 feet below you, you'd have plenty of time falling to build up speed :)

That said I still think the whole thing is insane.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know a whole lot about aviation, but Idon&#8217;t think they&#8217;d have to be any longer. For landings you could use a cable arrestor like a carrier. For take offs wouldn&#8217;t you just need enough speed for a little forward momentum?   Couldn&#8217;t you just fall off of the end? I mean it&#8217;d probably be pretty scary for a while, but it&#8217;s not like you&#8217;ve got the ocean 100 feet below you, you&#8217;d have plenty of time falling to build up speed <img src='http://blog.modernmechanix.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>That said I still think the whole thing is insane.</p>
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		<title>By: Rick Auricchio</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rick Auricchio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What a wonderful idea. It's difficult enough flying from airports with wind and weather conditions. Here they propose the idea that this can be done atop a flying blimp.

Since blimps travel more slowly than ships, they would not be able to create any relative wind over the deck (which is what speeding aircraft carriers do). As a result, the runway length atop the blimp would have to be similar to those on the ground.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a wonderful idea. It&#8217;s difficult enough flying from airports with wind and weather conditions. Here they propose the idea that this can be done atop a flying blimp.</p>
<p>Since blimps travel more slowly than ships, they would not be able to create any relative wind over the deck (which is what speeding aircraft carriers do). As a result, the runway length atop the blimp would have to be similar to those on the ground.</p>
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		<title>By: jayessell</title>
		<link>http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/28/suns-rays-to-drive-aerial-landing-field/#comment-442864</link>
		<dc:creator>jayessell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1) Nick Fury approves.

2) What was the efficiency of those photovoltaics? 3%?  1/2%?

3) From the article:
&lt;i&gt;When this can be done on a practical basis, the roof of an ordinary house can be used to develop electricity for the home.&lt;/i&gt;
OK, we'll accept this one.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1) Nick Fury approves.</p>
<p>2) What was the efficiency of those photovoltaics? 3%?  1/2%?</p>
<p>3) From the article:<br />
<i>When this can be done on a practical basis, the roof of an ordinary house can be used to develop electricity for the home.</i><br />
OK, we&#8217;ll accept this one.</p>
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		<title>By: Thundercat</title>
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		<dc:creator>Thundercat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Uh-oh.  Its cloudy today and my airfield floated away.  :(</description>
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		<title>By: Gilo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gilo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Coolest. Idea. Ever.</description>
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