OMG... Flash Flash Revolution! (link via Andrew) Auggghhh... mustn't... play... should be studying for exams. Aaaahhh, can't resist! I'm addicted. =P But it's weird cuz I like this, but not real DDR.
Heh, but aaaaaanyways, so I was watching this documentary on private jets, and was thinking about how when the plane tilts a little bit to go into a turn, how everything inside tilts along with it. (Yea, pretty obvious, right?) Well, I got to thinking, why does it have to be that way? Why can't the cabin stay perfectly upright all the time? So I had an idea, but it's kinda hard to explain. Umm, like, you know how when you hold a glass of water and start tilting it, the top of the water always remains horizontal? Or like, have you ever seen one of those balls that's got like a picture that always stays at the top no matter how you roll it? It can do that cuz the picture isn't directly connected to the rolling surface of the ball; it's like 2 separate layers, the inner one suspended in liquid. So I figure, couldn't you build an airplane like that? Have like a separate outer hull and a inner layer for the cabin that's not connected; and assuming the layers were properly lubricated and free to rotate, the cabin would remain upright during turns. Well, I think it'd be a pretty neat idea anyways. =/ Actually, the general idea popped into my head years ago with respect to automobile suspension, but after thinking about it a bit, it didn't make much sense cuz the jolts are too vigorous and would result in a lot of sloshing motion which would defeat the purpose. Along the same lines, it'd make no sense in fighter aircraft that have to change directions a lot and quickly; but in large commercial aircraft, I think it just might work cuz you never really need to turn that fast, and staying upright could make the flight that much more comfortable... maybe. Or it might not work out so well, haha, who knows? At any rate, I think this idea's oddball enough that no one would have done it before, so maybe this'll be my claim to fame, mwahaha.
*Oh yea, the wushu banquet was today (yesterday) at Spaghetti Warehouse. I ran off with 2 loaves of their bread, haha- just stuffed 'em in my coat pockets as I left.
Heh, but aaaaaanyways, so I was watching this documentary on private jets, and was thinking about how when the plane tilts a little bit to go into a turn, how everything inside tilts along with it. (Yea, pretty obvious, right?) Well, I got to thinking, why does it have to be that way? Why can't the cabin stay perfectly upright all the time? So I had an idea, but it's kinda hard to explain. Umm, like, you know how when you hold a glass of water and start tilting it, the top of the water always remains horizontal? Or like, have you ever seen one of those balls that's got like a picture that always stays at the top no matter how you roll it? It can do that cuz the picture isn't directly connected to the rolling surface of the ball; it's like 2 separate layers, the inner one suspended in liquid. So I figure, couldn't you build an airplane like that? Have like a separate outer hull and a inner layer for the cabin that's not connected; and assuming the layers were properly lubricated and free to rotate, the cabin would remain upright during turns. Well, I think it'd be a pretty neat idea anyways. =/ Actually, the general idea popped into my head years ago with respect to automobile suspension, but after thinking about it a bit, it didn't make much sense cuz the jolts are too vigorous and would result in a lot of sloshing motion which would defeat the purpose. Along the same lines, it'd make no sense in fighter aircraft that have to change directions a lot and quickly; but in large commercial aircraft, I think it just might work cuz you never really need to turn that fast, and staying upright could make the flight that much more comfortable... maybe. Or it might not work out so well, haha, who knows? At any rate, I think this idea's oddball enough that no one would have done it before, so maybe this'll be my claim to fame, mwahaha.
*Oh yea, the wushu banquet was today (yesterday) at Spaghetti Warehouse. I ran off with 2 loaves of their bread, haha- just stuffed 'em in my coat pockets as I left.
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