The discussions on the previous pages about population declines are hard to understand. Seems like population is going up across the board, with pockets of decline here and there, largely for what I would call logistic reasons, eonomies, and stuff like that.While perhaps the US white population is not growing as fast as the Hispanic US population, it is still growing. Why are the highways so crowded? Immigration? Wealth? Or more people driving cars?
Not really interested in discussing population in this thread. Lets stay on topic here...
Quote from: UncleMatt on 03/17/2011 12:31 pmNot really interested in discussing population in this thread. Lets stay on topic here...Agreed, but I just wanted to adress a question that was asked...So has anybody heard anything about the presentation by Woodward?
Agreed, but I just wanted to adress a question that was asked...So has anybody heard anything about the presentation by Woodward?
European population growth is negative, same for Japan and every other industrialized western nation other than the US. The only reason the US has positive pop growth is immigration.
But isn't the world's population rising? There are just pockets of low or no growth.
Quote from: mlorrey on 03/16/2011 09:51 pmEuropean population growth is negative, same for Japan and every other industrialized western nation other than the US. The only reason the US has positive pop growth is immigration.I get that. But isn't the world's population rising? There are just pockets of low or no growth. Not to get too off topic tho.
So why can't inertia be a property of matter?
In spirit of keeping this thread alive, It's just occurred to me that Woodward has been experimenting with his Mach Effect conjecture since the early 90's...is there some kind of technical hurdle that's making this effect difficult to reliably generate? After 15+ years, you would think we would have more to show for it.
Anyone know if Paul attended the conference?
...ignoring the fact that the automotive business has made far more money than the horse and buggy industry ever made. But not a single horse buggy maker ever successfully became an automobile manufacturer.
Quote from: mlorrey on 03/19/2011 02:42 am...ignoring the fact that the automotive business has made far more money than the horse and buggy industry ever made. But not a single horse buggy maker ever successfully became an automobile manufacturer.Ah, almost all the early automobile manufacturers only produced the rolling chasis. Customers went to a coachbuilder for the body. The same people who previously built bodies for carriages.So I expect the major aircraft manufacturers will happily swap turbofans (and possibly wings) for M-E drives and carry on building vehicles.