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Offline Nick

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Things that ought to exist
« on: October 05, 2008, 02:54:53 PM »
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Couldn't trans-Atlantic cruise liner crossings be made far less costly simply by placing a colossal magnet in New York's harbour? The necessity of mounting a similar apparatus on Southampton docks for the return journey could be avoided by reversing the polarity of the ship so it is pushed to its destination rather than pulled.
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Re: Things that ought to exist
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2008, 06:54:27 PM »
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Couldn't trans-Atlantic cruise liner crossings be made far less costly simply by placing a colossal magnet in New York's harbour? The necessity of mounting a similar apparatus on Southampton docks for the return journey could be avoided by reversing the polarity of the ship so it is pushed to its destination rather than pulled.
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Re: Things that ought to exist
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2008, 07:03:52 PM »
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