Rocket-Powered Bionic Arm

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The thrust is entirely internalized and excess steam is vented through a porous covering, like sweat.

Used to counter the weight to power ratio problem brought about by battery driven arms.
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    This is nothing new. Using hydrogen peroxide as a high energy density fuel has been around for ages. James Bond's jetpack from (I think) moonraker ran on it. Once it touches metal it splits into water and heat, producing steam. One of the problems in its use is that you can't store it in a metal tank, or use metal tubes to ferry it around. And it's super-toxic.

    Still, damn cool.

    --Scythe--
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  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1644878:date=Aug 21 2007, 09:38 AM:name=Scythe)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scythe @ Aug 21 2007, 09:38 AM) [snapback]1644878[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    This is nothing new. Using hydrogen peroxide as a high energy density fuel has been around for ages. James Bond's jetpack from (I think) moonraker ran on it. Once it touches metal it splits into water and heat, producing steam. One of the problems in its use is that you can't store it in a metal tank, or use metal tubes to ferry it around. And it's super-toxic.

    Still, damn cool.

    --Scythe--
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    Watchemagugu <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />

    Since when did H2O2 become a toxin?

    It has just an unhealthy pH due to its reactivity and unbalanced electron load.
    It should also be likely to fuel fires, cause it likes to do 2xh2o2->2xh20+o2.

    Other than that there is nothing dangerous to it. All you need to do is avoid storing it in closed tanks and then shaking those tanks. Other than that its perfectly handable and comparably safe.
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    Go-go-gadget-ROCKETPUNCH!

    <img src="http://www.newswireless.net/contentimages/medium/Inspector_Gadget.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    edited August 2007
    Uh... it <b>is</b> pretty nasty. Most domestic peroxide is super-dilute, to the tune of 2-3%.

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    You can spill petrol on your arm. Your arm will get cold. You spill peroxide on your arm and it will eat your skin.

    --Scythe--
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  • torquetorque Join Date: 2003-08-20 Member: 20035Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    This thread is useless without pictures!!
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    I present thee, the bionic arm:
    <img src="http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7202/bionicarmuf8.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
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  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1644890:date=Aug 21 2007, 11:23 AM:name=Scythe)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scythe @ Aug 21 2007, 11:23 AM) [snapback]1644890[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Uh... it <b>is</b> pretty nasty. Most domestic peroxide is super-dilute, to the tune of 2-3%.
    You can spill petrol on your arm. Your arm will get cold. You spill peroxide on your arm and it will eat your skin.

    --Scythe--
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    Well, of course its nasty. Its just not toxic <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
    I even know of a prof who nearly killed himself, cause he tried to use old peroxide.
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