Comments on: University of Maryland Three Meter Experiment

By: poobearpanda345

poobearpanda345 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:16 +0000

no offence but u are absolutely awfull with the camera.

By: m3sca1

m3sca1 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:16 +0000

a 3 axis gimbal would make it somewhat safer and also show the relationship between the earth and that spinning fluid mass thing.
cant wait to see it fired up!

By: m3sca1

m3sca1 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:16 +0000

has it been done small scale to begin with?
that thing is huge!
it might try to align itself to the earth as tho its in orbit and rip itself off the mountings
could probably use mercury instead of sodium

By: dc0023

dc0023 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:16 +0000

that’s exactly what i thought

By: dnluce

dnluce — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:16 +0000

Needs more cowbell.

By: frizspin175

frizspin175 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:16 +0000

so there is a bunch of liquid sodium in it?

By: frozenphoenixprod

frozenphoenixprod — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:16 +0000

This looks like something out of Riven or Myst.

By: captainpiccard

captainpiccard — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:16 +0000

Cool…

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By: n3umh

n3umh — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:06:16 +0000

It’s true that it’s heavy, but it’s mounted on very good bearings in a strong framework. The magnetic field it creates outside the sphere could take on a wide range of strengths but I’d guess it wouldn’t be more than a few hundred times the Earth’s field strength, and that’s not enough to get ferrous objects airborne . Practically everything within a couple meters of the sphere is bolted down or welded down anyway. The purple light you see is just a flare from the room lights.