On the subject of daft means of space travel (like the Heart of Gold in
Hitchhiker's Guide), my old physics teacher told the three of us in my
A-level class (don't ask) about the bread-and-butter/cat anti-gravity
propulsion system, which works like this: a piece of bread always falls
butter-side-down, but a cat always lands on its feet - so, if you glue a
piece of bread butter-side-outwards onto a cat's back, it won't be able
to land (as it can't land on both sides at once) and will remain
airborne. All you have to do is attach your spaceship to this set-up
and you can defy gravity all you want (presumably, you can add more
bread-and-butter/cat setups for more anti-gravity, move the bread around
the cat's back slightly for lateral movement, etc.).
Yes, I know bread would land butter-side up if it was really narrow or
tables were several metres high, before you write in to moan at me!
I should be heading home now - I'm hungry. Maybe just one more
answer...
D.Chilard
Hitchhiker's Guide), my old physics teacher told the three of us in my
A-level class (don't ask) about the bread-and-butter/cat anti-gravity
propulsion system, which works like this: a piece of bread always falls
butter-side-down, but a cat always lands on its feet - so, if you glue a
piece of bread butter-side-outwards onto a cat's back, it won't be able
to land (as it can't land on both sides at once) and will remain
airborne. All you have to do is attach your spaceship to this set-up
and you can defy gravity all you want (presumably, you can add more
bread-and-butter/cat setups for more anti-gravity, move the bread around
the cat's back slightly for lateral movement, etc.).
Yes, I know bread would land butter-side up if it was really narrow or
tables were several metres high, before you write in to moan at me!
I should be heading home now - I'm hungry. Maybe just one more
answer...
D.Chilard