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Marko Riva
Adamant Inc
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Posted - 2009.12.15 21:57:00 -
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Edited by: Marko Riva on 15/12/2009 21:58:51
/agrees with the Possum
If you saw that silly Starwars thing in that then really, you missed out on the solar sail idea. I love the concept and would KILL to have a BS size version of it, possibly without a warp drive but being at least decently fast (0.1-0.5 AU/s?) with "normal" propulsion (with a very slow acceleration).
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Loki Valis
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Posted - 2009.12.15 22:05:00 -
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Hmmm, isnt this "design" just a little outdated for New Eden. This is the sort of stuff being theorized today in the real world, surely this antiquated design is about 20,000 years late for EVE?
But cool looking ship nonetheless!
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Awesome Possum
Imperium Signal Corps
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Posted - 2009.12.15 22:09:00 -
[33]
 Originally by: Loki Valis
Hmmm, isnt this "design" just a little outdated for New Eden. This is the sort of stuff being theorized today in the real world, surely this antiquated design is about 20,000 years late for EVE?
But cool looking ship nonetheless!
Outdated
Outdated
Outdated
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hired goon
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Posted - 2009.12.15 22:15:00 -
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LET THE ZEPHYR HUNT BEGIN!
LAST ONE WITH A ZEPHYR INTACT ENJOYS A PRICE INCREASE OF 800,000%
Also, please everyone try to keep this on the low down. The less people know about this and redeem their ship, the more valuable ours become.
-omg-
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Culmen
Caldari
Macabre Votum
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2009.12.15 22:30:00 -
[35]
*Culmen sings
Fly away on my zephyr
I feel it more than ever
And in this perfect weather
WeÆll find a place together
Fly on my wind
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Barakkus
Caelestis Iudicium
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Posted - 2009.12.15 22:35:00 -
[36]
Can you put a cloak on it?
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Professor Tarantula
Hedion University
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Posted - 2009.12.15 22:40:00 -
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Originally by: Loki Valis
Hmmm, isnt this "design" just a little outdated for New Eden. This is the sort of stuff being theorized today in the real world, surely this antiquated design is about 20,000 years late for EVE?
Theorized? They've been using solar on everything from satellites to probes for about 25 years already, and it'll continue being done, only with better solar cells, because it can't be topped for powering things in space.
What's scary, is there was a time before solar as the norm when everyone was using Uranium to power satellites, and at least half of the ones orbitting Earth (400-500) have a few kilos of very radioactive Uranium on board. If they ever lose orbit and burn up in the atmosphere, they'll shower large parts of the planet with isotopes. Good times.
My deepest sympathies.
Prof. Tarantula, Esq. |
Borun Tal
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.12.15 22:43:00 -
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How long before we see a pool on who guesses the most confirmed Zephyr kills by Jan 1?  Gotta be high-sec so teh gankers have to pay for the privilege...
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Benco97
Gallente
Shadow Veil Industrial
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Posted - 2009.12.15 22:43:00 -
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Originally by: Professor Tarantula
Theorized? They've been using solar on everything from satellites to probes for about 25 years already, and it'll continue being done, only with better solar cells, because it can't be topped for powering things in space.
What's scary, is there was a time before solar as the norm when everyone was using Uranium to power satellites, and at least half of the ones orbitting Earth (400-500) have a few kilos of very radioactive Uranium on board. If they ever lose orbit and burn up in the atmosphere, they'll shower large parts of the planet with isotopes. Good times.
A Solar Sail isn't what you think it is.
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Originally by: P'uck
You're a DUMBASS - bold italic underline at the VERY LEAST.
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James Tritanius
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Posted - 2009.12.15 23:06:00 -
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Originally by: Benco97
Originally by: Professor Tarantula
... with better solar cells ...
A Solar Sail isn't what you think it is.
I can see how that may be confusing for him.
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Lareon Denery
Band of Cateteris
Looney Toons.
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Posted - 2009.12.15 23:07:00 -
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Originally by: Awesome Possum
dude.. seriously.
if anything:
http://www.thejitty.com/images/428501/large.jpg
Yeah, seriously.
Look behind the sails:
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5821/oneav.jpg
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5065/twobe.jpg
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Caelum Mortuos
Gallente
Zero G Research and Development
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Posted - 2009.12.15 23:16:00 -
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Solar Sail != Solar Cell
Hint, what does a sail do?
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Tao Zun
The SOS Brigade
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Posted - 2009.12.15 23:20:00 -
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Obviously it resembles both which means our fellow nerds at ccp had a pizza and prequel party in iceland and watched Starwars episode 1-3....cant wait for next year when they watch the new star trek movie and we are all flying romulan mining ships that eat planets ....
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Awesome Possum
Imperium Signal Corps
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Posted - 2009.12.16 00:04:00 -
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Originally by: Tao Zun
Obviously it resembles both which means our fellow nerds at ccp had a pizza and prequel party in iceland and watched Explorers (DS9 season 3)
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Callista Sincera
Amarr
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Posted - 2009.12.16 00:33:00 -
[45]
For those who haven't seen the ship from explorers:
linkage
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Brolly
Caldari
Gangrel Mining and Security
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Posted - 2009.12.16 00:58:00 -
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LOL @ the whiners
CCP: Here's something new, free, different and only available this year are a thank you!
Whiner: Don't want, it's crap.
CCP: Err..
Whiner: It probably brakes easy, can's solo a 10/10 plex, DD a small fleet, can't be consta-cloaked, smell funny, looks crap and I didn't ask for it. Stupid waste of time, should have spent the time fixing bugs. Plus I don't scan your sill WH's
Well, thankies CCP, you didn't have to do anything, yet you give us a new, limited addition ship. I look forward to faffing with it 
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Mr Kidd
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Posted - 2009.12.16 01:04:00 -
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Originally by: Xen Gin
Bajor want their solar sail ships back!
The MCP wants it's solar sail simulator back that the Bajorans allowed CCP to appropriate. When somebody pushes the MCP, the MCP pushes back. Unless the MCP gets the simulator returned the Devs at CCP are going to be put on the game grid.
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Professor Tarantula
Hedion University
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Posted - 2009.12.16 01:11:00 -
[48]
Originally by: Benco97
A Solar Sail isn't what you think it is.
Well, Solar Sail's were first theorized in the 20's, so it's not really something people are just now coming up with, it's an old concept.
I was kind of going off on a rant about satellites, but the solar sail/solar propulsion concept has been used on a large amount of probes already as a secondary form of thrust. The solar panels themselves act as solar sails, because any propulsion is just from light particles hitting a surface and as far back as the early 90's they've been using that method to preserve propellant. You're still going to see it used thousands of years into the future because it just makes sense.
My deepest sympathies.
Prof. Tarantula, Esq. |
Aralieus
Amarr
Traumark Logistics
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Posted - 2009.12.16 01:19:00 -
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/starts fitting his geddon with a full rack of smarties
/looks over at CCP
/CCP looks at me
/looks at CCP again
/unfits smarties
Thanks for the gift
/puts smarties back on geddon when CCP looks the other way
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Joe Stalin
Unknown-Entity
Initiative Mercenaries
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Posted - 2009.12.16 01:50:00 -
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Edited by: Joe Stalin on 16/12/2009 01:50:50
Originally by: Professor Tarantula
Originally by: Loki Valis
Hmmm, isnt this "design" just a little outdated for New Eden. This is the sort of stuff being theorized today in the real world, surely this antiquated design is about 20,000 years late for EVE?
Theorized? They've been using solar on everything from satellites to probes for about 25 years already, and it'll continue being done, only with better solar cells, because it can't be topped for powering things in space.
What's scary, is there was a time before solar as the norm when everyone was using Uranium to power satellites, and at least half of the ones orbitting Earth (400-500) have a few kilos of very radioactive Uranium on board. If they ever lose orbit and burn up in the atmosphere, they'll shower large parts of the planet with isotopes. Good times.
A "solar sail" has more in common with the sail on a yacht than a solar panel, fool.
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Trader20
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Posted - 2009.12.16 02:29:00 -
[51]
Edited by: Trader20 on 16/12/2009 02:32:04
You e-professors are wrong....
dumbasses
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente
Honour Before Death
Nominis Expers
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Posted - 2009.12.16 02:36:00 -
[52]
Awesome!
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2009.12.16 03:09:00 -
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A ship powered by the energy from the solar winds...? Geez, I appreciate the thought and the purpose of the Zephyr (to encourage wormhole exploration,) but CCP really needs a little more science in their science fiction.
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Larg Kellein
Caldari
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
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Posted - 2009.12.16 03:10:00 -
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Woot for free stuff, should go nicely with my stash of Apo.... can't bloody spell it shuttles.
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Serpents smile
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Posted - 2009.12.16 03:19:00 -
[55]
Verrrry nice, thank you. 
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Jekyl Eraser
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Posted - 2009.12.16 11:23:00 -
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Originally by: Awesome Possum
Outdated
Worlds first rupture
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Xina Tutor
Amarr
Black Arrows
Sev3rance
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Posted - 2009.12.16 11:45:00 -
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I thought it was more out of tron, tho of course looks very different...
Dont care about features too much.. the cool look is enough .. hehe
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Simeon Tor
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Posted - 2009.12.16 11:49:00 -
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Originally by: Loki Valis
Hmmm, isnt this "design" just a little outdated for New Eden. This is the sort of stuff being theorized today in the real world, surely this antiquated design is about 20,000 years late for EVE?
But cool looking ship nonetheless!
It is outdated for Eve, but that's sort of the point. Its simple compact design with very little mass makes it perfect for Wh exploration, no engines means less mass. It also means sleepers can't target it.
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2009.12.16 13:35:00 -
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Edited by: stoicfaux on 16/12/2009 13:35:50
Originally by: Simeon Tor
It is outdated for Eve, but that's sort of the point. Its simple compact design with very little mass makes it perfect for Wh exploration, no engines means less mass. It also means sleepers can't target it.
It's beyond outdated. It's impractical. Light has mass. A solar sail ship uses *light* pressure to accelerate. As in, take a flashlight, shine it at an object and you expect the object to move because photons are hitting the object. It's not a terribly fast way to travel since it requires long periods of time to build up velocity. And the further from the system's star, the less solar wind there is.
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Benco97
Gallente
Shadow Veil Industrial
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Posted - 2009.12.16 13:39:00 -
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Hey, just a thought, considering I've seen it quoted that even a shuttle can have crew ("OH GOD HE MENTIONED CREW, ABANDON THREAD") could this possibly be the first ship to be canonically crewed solely by the pod pilot?
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Originally by: P'uck
You're a DUMBASS - bold italic underline at the VERY LEAST.
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