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The answer is obviously magnetsQuote:
Originally Posted by adrenalated
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The answer is obviously magnetsQuote:
Originally Posted by adrenalated
What they need is a giant conveyor belt the tug trucks could pull the planes out onto. A giant airplane treadmill.
Well, obviously that wouldn't fucking work.Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
I glanced though this. There is a new supersonic passenger aircraft but it's quiet? So it can take off and land at most international airports?. Buy stock.
Lots of people willing to pay the price for speed
No, there's a rendering of one and some marketing mumbo jumbo. That's about it right now,Quote:
Originally Posted by MTT
And a bad rendering at that. I guess a cheezy rendering and the right marketing lingo is all it takes to get a bunch of suckers to invest these days, though. "SUSTAINABLE!" "BLOCKCHAIN!" "DOUCHY!"Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
They interviewed the head of Boom on NPR yesterday. Just a verbal spew of every buzzword but no real information. All I could think of was Theranos, something too good to be true and a total scam. The rebuttal guest did a good job of pointing out how unrealistic the stated goals were.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
Probably the most money Boom will ever make is from their web store, $100 LEGO kits are available. Maybe I’ll get some swag to go with my Enron collection.
MTT should definitely send those folks all his money, though.
The BBC more or less crucified some buzzword spewing douche who was talking about providing sustainably sourced, "green" jet fuel to power these Boom jets yesterday as well. The highlight was definitely him describing all of the obscenely energy-intensive methods they can use to create "green" jet fuel.
Apparently the guy has never heard the phrase, "there's no such thing as a free lunch."
Exactly. I don't know about you, but I am starting to get seriously annoyed with every startup out there using the same exact tactics. I guess it MUST work because they keep scoring dat sweet invester cash.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flounder
For some reason, I can picture Boom's first VC pitch going something about like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j849cNSbVGo
“Investors? Possibly you!” is something that is said amongst my friends regularly- usually in response to a bad idea.
Dude's been smoking too much Jet AQuote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
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Can I interest you in some Bear Stearns fleeces and branded Patagucci puffers?Quote:
Originally Posted by Flounder
Kinda tempted by the tees, actually. It'd be nice and ironic in a few years if anybody knows what it is, but they probably wouldn't. https://store.boomsupersonic.com/products/boom-t-shirt
I'm holding out for the Grateful Dead collaboration merch.Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
If they had Boomer T's, they probably would sell more.
Soylent Green is eco friendly bio-fuel?Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
Maybe one that said:Quote:
Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark
Boom!
Er?
I'm waiting for them to just come out and say "Fuck it, it's a railgun. We're going to shoot the plane at Europe"
Bonus points for it incorporating all the suggestions in this thread (magnets, electric, catapults, etc). Just need to get the railgun base on a treadmill...
Like cryptocurrency, no one knows how magnets work, so that would be a great selling point.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyCarter
Can we shoot the railgun in a vacuum tube? We'll use treadmills and magnets to move the vehicles around on the ground to load and unload. Magnetic braking systems as well to return energy to the system for that green feeling.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyCarter
Call it the HyperBoom.
I feel like Elon already proposed this exact thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not DJSapp
He was doing it with fans to make a hovercraft. We're using wings and a rail gun. Hell, we'll even give the passengers a space age flight suit made out of 100% shiny materials to cope with the massive g forces. Totally different in every way. Now just how many million are you ready to invest today?Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Will you be offering fractional ownership opportunities?Quote:
Originally Posted by Not DJSapp
Only for the class B shares, and only for a very limited time as demand is very high for this amazing opportunity to invest. But a person as esteemed and savvy as yourself wouldn't be interested in waiting around for the class B offering. I'll forward the wire transfer information to your team.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
I say go with a sling shot. The bonus by using this method, is you don't need a runway. McDonalds before take off, anyone?
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you do not want to mess with the timeshare cancellation industry at this growth stageQuote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Cancellation??? Who in their right mind would want to cancel!? The only question is "when will the HyperBoom to Mars be ready so I can access the chalet on Olympus Mons I'll be buying with all the proceeds?"Quote:
Originally Posted by dunfree
We're working on a partnership with NASA to use the skycrane technology to deliver our interstellar passengers to the surface of Mars. Return flights should be available shortly after the SpaceX base is built.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyCarter
Not sure if this was already posted
I found this video fascinating
The next video by that guy was a good watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
Which one (doesn’t youtube pick the next video based on algorithms?)Quote:
Originally Posted by Adolf Allerbush