Re: Human Launcher - Your Tax Dollars at Work



Jeffrey Turner wrote:

http://www.lot49.com/2006/05/human_launcher.shtml

Human Launcher

The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has
filed a patent for "a controllable launcher for propelling a
payload through a predictable and repeatable trajectory to a
desired height." The invention is, in other words, a human
launcher, or a ladder for the lazy â?? the patent claims the
device will be able to put a person atop a 5-story building in
less than 2 seconds. A force called "gravity" is currently being
investigated as a way to reverse the effects of rapid elevation.

If you aren't going to use any ropes or nothing, a predictable
trajectory is desirable. More tax money needs to be spent to get that
right.




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