33:36 _There's no way that I'm envisioning the antimatter being produced on earth_ So, I think you basically nailed it, it'll be way outside of LEO, or even GSO or... LSO (Lunar Synchronous Orbit? Not really a thing, maybe stationed at Earth-Moon Lagrangian points), or beyond. I bet beyond, at one of our own Sun-Earth Lagrange points. EDITS: So many.
Antimatter storage is insane. If anything goes wrong, a failed launch, electrical failure, storage container crack from launch vibration, etc a few grams of antimatter will make the Tzar Bomba look like a firecracker, imagine what 590 grams of antimatter would do. Say goodbye to Florida in the event of an accident. Whats needed is to be able to produce antimatter on demand once the vehicle is in space
Totally unrealistic. It will never happen. Fukushima Dai'ichi is an extinction level event for humanity, and yet there is wasted video on totally unrealistic opportunities.
Got linked here by Andrew Higgins, and really enjoyed this lecture.
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Very interesting! Still, storing 20g of antimatter is a bit of a liability... probably best done on the far side of the Moon :-)
33:36 _There's no way that I'm envisioning the antimatter being produced on earth_
So, I think you basically nailed it, it'll be way outside of LEO, or even GSO or... LSO (Lunar Synchronous Orbit? Not really a thing, maybe stationed at Earth-Moon Lagrangian points), or beyond. I bet beyond, at one of our own Sun-Earth Lagrange points.
EDITS: So many.
I think space would be better right? I believe antimatter bombs is quite inefficient in space.
awesome! go hbar! please please please come on dr brian keating and fraser cains channels for an interview! would you? we'd love to talk w u
Antimatter storage is insane. If anything goes wrong, a failed launch, electrical failure, storage container crack from launch vibration, etc a few grams of antimatter will make the Tzar Bomba look like a firecracker, imagine what 590 grams of antimatter would do. Say goodbye to Florida in the event of an accident. Whats needed is to be able to produce antimatter on demand once the vehicle is in space
Totally unrealistic. It will never happen. Fukushima Dai'ichi is an extinction level event for humanity, and yet there is wasted video on totally unrealistic opportunities.
prove it
You lose 100% of the shots that you do not make. I would also argue that a missed shot could be beneficial, and used to adjust one's aim.