The Powder Toy

Sunjammer by atomic2385

atomic2385
atomic2385
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5th Oct 2015
22nd Apr 2016
use photons at the left of the screen. the spaceships that get the most photons go the furthest.Based off the book by Arthur.C.Clarke
solar sails sunjammer photon light

Comments

  • atomic2385
    atomic2385     10th Oct 2015
    ye sure technomancer
  • Technomancer
    Technomancer     9th Oct 2015
    I remember spending months designing one of these things (also for AS Physics, as it happens!). When I first started on TPT I thought about trying to build one, but at te time didn't have the technical skills to do it. Now, I do, and I think I can make some improvements to your design if you've no objections?
  • atomic2385
    atomic2385     6th Oct 2015
    @sprouted: works with anything. thats how sails work, just with wind instead of photons
  • atomic2385
    atomic2385     6th Oct 2015
    im doing this at the moment in as level physics. it uses the momentum of photons to increase the momentum of the sail. i have also read the book though, so i sort of know it.
  • Daeox
    Daeox     5th Oct 2015
    They're in very early stages. They can go very very fast, it just takes them a long time to get there. They also have difficulty dealing with gravitational "mud" between planets at early stages of acceleration.
  • JusticeFighter
    JusticeFighter     5th Oct 2015
    @shinra: High-speed? More like "from 0 to 100 in just 3 years!" Effective? Definitely.
  • Sprouted
    Sprouted     5th Oct 2015
    Works with electrons aswell
  • shinra
    shinra     5th Oct 2015
    They have actually succeeded in building these. They are called Solar Sails and they are used very effectively as high-speed propulsion
  • n0ble77
    n0ble77     5th Oct 2015
    Brilliant! +1
  • atomic2385
    atomic2385     5th Oct 2015
    NASA are actually trying to build one of these