Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ...
by stavros on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:18PM
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I don't think the teleporter would absorb the momentum though. You'd just fly out of it and smash on the nearest wall.
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Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ...
by sudosysgen on Thursday November 11, 2021 @03:56PM
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We could teleport you into a fluffy bouncy comfy room with inflatable walls.
Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ...
by thatguy0900 on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:26PM
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The insurance company just needs to lease out one of those giant trampoline bounce houses to teleport all of its policyholders into.
Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ...
by _carbyau_ on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:57PM
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What happens when two accidents happen at the "same" time?
Whoever is running the teleporter would have to have "collision avoidance" strategies I guess. :-)
Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ...
by jhgb on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:24PM
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Then how does it slow Enterprise's crew from orbital velocity when beaming them down to a planet?
Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ...
by stavros on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:35PM
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The ship is on a geostationary orbit, obviously.
Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ...
by jhgb on Thursday November 11, 2021 @05:12PM
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There's around 4 km/s difference between geostationary orbital speed and the surface of the Earth. For a zero inclination circular orbit, you'd need to be at an altitude of ~1855000 km to have linear velocity equal to the nadir on Earth's surface.