Thursday, December 10, 2009

Coanda Saturnine!

i can't believe that you would post such ridiculous ideas. i mean, just look at it... spinning around just like a laundry dryer. this is obviously the other end of the vortex where all of our missing socks go.

1 comment:

Tecumseh said...

Side-by-side stories:

Cassini finds Saturn moonlet in Space

Scientists have found a new moon hidden in one of Saturn's dazzling outer rings. The international Cassini spacecraft spotted the moon, which measures about a third of a mile wide. The discovery was announced Tuesday in a notice by the International Astronomical Union. Researchers have long puzzled over the formation of Saturn's G ring, one of the planet's more mysterious arcs. They now think the G ring was likely formed from icy debris that scattered when meteorites crash into the newfound moon.

Aesir Coanda effect VTOL UAV

Aesir video of its prototype vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft, which uses the Coanda effect to generate lift by blowing air from a central fan over its curved surface. Aesir was formed to develop the UAV when original developer GFS Projects ran out of money - GFS stood for Geoffs Flying Saucers, named after original designer Geoff Hatton.

Life imitates FCP.