Where would we be?

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Where would we be?

#1 Post by Boac » Sun Apr 25, 2021 9:22 am

It would be interesting to philosophise on where we would be as a race if we had not left the planet.

Let's start with no Satellite TV, probably no 'Non-Stick' saucepans.

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#2 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Apr 25, 2021 9:39 am

Well the ADF/NDB combo would still be in use, and they wouldn't be removing all the VOR's because GPS wouldn't exist.
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#3 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Apr 25, 2021 10:02 am

where we would be as a race if we had not left the planet.
More down to earth! Less π in the sky...

R 3 = [ (T 2 * G * M central ) / (4π* 2 ) ]

Satellite mathematics...
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#4 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Apr 25, 2021 10:28 am

If we saw something in orbit we would know it was a UFO!

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#5 Post by ian16th » Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:33 am

No WD40
Cynicism improves with age

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#6 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:03 pm

NASA1.JPG
No simple pictures of mammatus clouds... =))
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#7 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:21 pm

Nasa2.JPG
British Naval Labs invented the LED if I remember correctly. Appears my memory may be slightly distorted but, hey, who cares...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_lamp

British I tell you.
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The first recorded effects of the light emitting diode effect were noticed back at the beginning of the twentieth century. A British radio engineer named H J Round who working for Marconi undertook some experiments using crystal detectors. At the time radio detectors were one of the major limiting factors within the early wireless of radio sets. He was a very talented engineer and helped advance the science of radio in many ways.
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Captain H J Round

He has a memorial here.. (well worth a visit)...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelmsford_Museum
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"To be alive
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Your destination remains
Elusive."

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