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2009-07-27 Science & Technology

DARPA Contracts Electric Boat For 100 Knot Submarine

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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-07-27 16:45|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Tomorrow, from AP: "Anti-American 'experts' consulted by AP say that these subs will be noisy, easily detected and destroyed by enemies. Thus, the entire program should be cancelled and the money given to ACORN."

Posted by gromky 2009-07-27 17:01|| 2009-07-27 17:01|| Front Page Top

#2 IMO ditto for calls for NASA-JPL, etc. to head/focus on going to MARS, notsomuch the MOON. Along wid proto-DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION-COLONIZATION, its about dev the dedicated, REUSABLE HIGH-VELOCITY STARSHIPS TO GO BEYOND SAME.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-07-27 18:21|| NA]">[NA] 2009-07-27 18:21|| Front Page Top

#3 providing the unlimited supply of hot air for the cavitation is a sooper secret device referred to only as "The Bidenator"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-07-27 18:34|| 2009-07-27 18:34|| Front Page Top

#4 I suppose you use the supercav for long transits, quieting down when in enemy waters.
Besides, it should be possible to fake supercav, and send out a half dozen cheap drones to distract the enemy.

Posted by Richard Aubrey">Richard Aubrey 2009-07-27 22:54|| 2009-07-27 22:54|| Front Page Top

#5 How about just reclaiming the air used to create the bubble? Like a giant "air weenie" to water as the water weenie is to air.

What we're trying to do is come up with the sweet spot where science meets practicality

Given the weenie principle described above, we could call this point the "G-spot".

[Followed quickly by large underwater sonic boom as gorb gets the he11 outta dodge before he gets sent to his room.]

Posted by gorb 2009-07-27 23:19|| 2009-07-27 23:19|| Front Page Top

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