Posted by Jack Hunt on October 20, 2009, 2:27 am
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:52:44 -0700 (PDT), Rob Kleinschmidt
>A simple Van De Graaff generator ought to be able to
>produce that kind of voltage without weighing very much.
>Lots of volts. No amps. Nothing like that in evidence though.
Yep, it sure would. And it would be powered by what? An electric motor which
would run off a battery? And how much would all that weigh? And how would that
steer a balloon? The whole thing was a lie from start to finish.
--
Jack
Posted by J. Clarke on October 20, 2009, 8:43 am
Jack Hunt wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:52:44 -0700 (PDT), Rob Kleinschmidt
>> A simple Van De Graaff generator ought to be able to
>> produce that kind of voltage without weighing very much.
>> Lots of volts. No amps. Nothing like that in evidence though.
> Yep, it sure would. And it would be powered by what? An electric
> motor which would run off a battery?
Yep.
> And how much would all that
> weigh?
A few pounds. Voltage isn't current you know.
> And how would that steer a balloon?
It wouldn't. The guy's a crackpot. That doesn't mean that he doesn't
_believe_ his crap.
> The whole thing was a lie from start to finish.
Or the actions of a nut.
Posted by turby on October 20, 2009, 7:25 pm
> ... Voltage isn't current you know.
Well, duh. It was like discovered over 200 years ago, man.
Posted by Jeff on October 20, 2009, 4:59 am
> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:06:44 -0600, "Bob Myers"
>
>>Since it happened right here in Ft. Fun, Colorado, I thought you
>>all might like an update - per the local paper this morning, the
>>father is almost certainly going to be charged with a felony, re this,
>>indeed, being a hoax apparently staged for the publicity.
>
> Did anybody listen to the audio from the 911 call? He told the
> dispatcher that the craft was guided by a million volts of electricity
> on the outside skin. It switches on for a minute every five minutes.
> Whatever would have generated that kind of power would weigh a *lot*
> more than a 6 year old boy.
>
> I think the guy ought to get an award for delivering that line with a
> straight face.
>
> --
> Jack
Every kid knows that you rub a balloon on your hair and it charges with
static electricity. He was in the balloon to provide the power.
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on October 20, 2009, 11:09 am
> > Did anybody listen to the audio from the 911 call? He told the
> > dispatcher that the craft was guided by a million volts of electricity
> > on the outside skin. It switches on for a minute every five minutes.
> > Whatever would have generated that kind of power would weigh a *lot*
> > more than a 6 year old boy.
> Every kid knows that you rub a balloon on your hair and it charges with
> static electricity. He was in the balloon to provide the power.
[slaps forehead]
Of course. Why didn't I think of that.
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>produce that kind of voltage without weighing very much.
>Lots of volts. No amps. Nothing like that in evidence though.