Volume 20 Chapter 51 Dreams and Reality
"Nuwa, can you predict the performance of our imitation product? How much thrust will it have? How fast will it be?"
Nuwa only hesitated for a second or two before answering my question: "Your question is a bit difficult to answer, because we can't only build one kind of thruster. [ ]"
After hearing Nuwa's words, I realized that my question was indeed stupid. It's like when humans invented the internal combustion engine, they first divided it into two types: diesel engines and gasoline engines. Then, each engine has different performance characteristics according to different power needs. Some have higher speeds, some have greater torque, and of course there are some super engines that will surpass other engines in all aspects. Therefore, it would be silly to simply ask how much power an engine has, because there is no way to determine the power without a model number.
"Sorry, I didn't think clearly. Then you should have classified our propellers. I just want to know which ones will be installed on the immigrant ships and our warships?"
"Your question is still incomplete, but Linghun I probably understand what you want to know. The specific thruster model is probably like this. Based on the characteristics of the super electromagnetic thruster, I will cross-classify it.
First, it is divided into two categories: military type and civilian type according to the different users. The civilian type only requires stable thrust and economical energy consumption. On the basis of the civilian type, the military type can relax energy constraints to obtain explosive power and instantaneous change of direction capabilities. Of course, this has special requirements for the overall structure and manufacturing materials. In addition, according to different use requirements, Zero Soul will also make a horizontal classification of super electromagnetic thrusters and name them α type and β type respectively. Alpha-type super electromagnetic thrusters are mainly used for large ships, such as immigrant ships or large warships. This model requires powerful output power and long battery life. In addition, the β type will be used for attack fighters and traffic boats, and is dedicated to small ships. Compared with the α type, the β type requires a higher thrust-to-weight ratio, explosive power and instant reaction capabilities, but the requirements for endurance can be reduced. "
I nodded and said: "This classification is indeed good, so what level can their performance reach?"
"In terms of thrust alone, the strongest one should be the thruster equipped for our escort carriers. It will be reasonably designed according to optimal performance. I estimate that the thrust of a single thruster should reach about 2.8 billion tons to escort The size of the mothership may be equipped with thirty-six to thirty-eight thrusters. In addition, there may be hundreds of auxiliary thrusters with a thrust of about three to five tons. As for the maximum speed, there is no actual Meaning. If necessary, the speed of the escort carrier and immigration ship can easily exceed one-fifth of the speed of light, and even reaching a quarter of the speed of light is not impossible. However, given the detection capabilities we currently have In terms of technology and computer response capabilities, the most we usually do is to keep the spacecraft at one-tenth the speed of light. After all, the universe is not a flat plain. If the speed is too fast, we cannot avoid the obstacles in front of us. The small size is also We can rely on protective covers and armor to resist, but it will be troublesome if we encounter a planet. So after we copy this thruster, the limitation on our speed is not the power of the thruster, but our detection technology. As for small aircraft , then there is no question of speed at all. If a fighter jet wants to fight in an air battle, the speed is too fast for the pilot to react, and the body cannot withstand the terrifying g-force. Even if we are the driver with the physical fitness of our dragon family, The maximum g-force is barely over 10,000. If it were higher, we would still be playing tricks. So the speed of a small aircraft does not depend on how many blocks it can fly, but on how fast you dare to drive. If we use super electromagnetic thrusters to make a A missile, with enough energy and acceleration distance, we can even accelerate it to infinitely close to the speed of light, but what’s the use?”
What Nuwa said makes sense. The working principle of super electromagnetic thrusters is completely different from the rocket thrusters that ordinary people are familiar with today. As long as its working condition is constant, the acceleration capability of a rocket thruster will gradually decrease as its speed continues to increase. This is also the reason why human aircraft usually cannot fly too fast, because once the speed reaches At a certain standard, the rocket thruster will be reduced to the point where it is almost negligible. In this state, how can it be accelerated?
However, super electromagnetic thrusters are different from rocket thrusters. Its working principle determines that as long as there is space nearby, it can obtain stable thrust. Although this thrust will decrease with the increase of speed like a rocket thruster, it can theoretically accelerate itself to the speed of light. , but actually taking into account various losses and some physical variables, it can actually only be infinitely close to the speed of light, but it can never reach the speed of light. However, even so, the speed of super electromagnetic thrusters is much faster than rocket propulsion. Considering our current poor long-range detection capabilities, what limits our flight speed will no longer be the performance of the thrusters, but the performance of the detectors. After all, in the universe, it is impossible to confirm in advance whether there are obstacles in the zero-barreled group ahead. , it is like the dog is flying around with its eyes closed, who knows if it will suddenly hit something.
"Nuwa, if we can increase the spacecraft to one fifth of the speed of light, how much time can we save?"
"About six months." Nuwa replied firmly: "If we cannot make other breakthroughs during this period, we can stay on the earth for six more months before setting off by improving the performance of the thrusters alone. This time should be enough for us to build a few more spaceships and save an additional 120 million people."
"There are 120 million people in six months, that's 20 million people in one month!" Wei Na sighed: "It would be great if we could buy more time. It would be better to give us a few more years. Then we can Everyone in the country was taken away.”
"Actually, we have a way to take away everyone in the country. It's a pity... forget it. Just don't mention it." Nuwa's sudden exclamation put all the good mood we had just now because we could save 120 million more people. It’s gone.
In fact, we all know the method Nuwa said, which is to unite the whole world and then announce the secret of the world returning to the apocalypse.
The theoretical plan for this ideal solution is this. First, countries around the world will unite to form a unified government and pool global resources and power. Firstly, it saves the internal friction caused by playing tricks on each other, and secondly, it can also avoid unnecessary losses caused by repeated research and repeated reserves. For example, take the project of preserving species on earth. Because now, except for the European Union that has agreed to the plan to share spaceships, each country is doing its own thing, so every country that has the ability to immigrate must preserve its own animal standards like the story of Noah's Ark. It is necessary to preserve various animal and plant samples from all over the world and take them to alien planets. This project is not just about one male and one female of each animal as everyone thinks. To preserve a species, even if artificial methods are used to help them re-expand their population later, it does not mean that only two animals will be preserved. Besides, the time we were delayed on the road was not just a day or two, nor a year or two, but hundreds of years. How will those animals be preserved during this process? Let them breed? Or cooling treatment? Therefore, these species preservation plans actually take up more space than the immigrants themselves. If we don’t need to take away all these earth species and just use a spaceship to pierce you personally, even if we can’t take everyone away before the disaster breaks out, at least we can If we can send out 80% to 90% of the Chinese people, how can we end up in such a tangled state now?
Because everyone is doing their own thing. If China wants to implement a species conservation plan, the United States must also implement the same plan, Japan must also have one, and the European Union must have another. Of course, Russia is indispensable. Then there are second- and third-tier countries like Australia and Brazil. They all have to do it. Come on, even if they endure the pain and only retain some of the five kinds, this project is definitely enough to make them 80% bald.
But if everyone unites the government and engages in immigration together, it will be much easier. The whole world can just work together to produce a set of biological samples; well, how much space will this leave to hit people?
In fact, the species conservation plan is only one factor. There are many other things that can affect the number of immigrants. But one thing is certain. As long as everyone joins together, there will be many benefits. The question is - is it possible?
You asked the Chinese President to say to the President of the United States: "You, the United States, have begun to listen to us today." What do you think the Americans will do? The situation is the same on the other hand. Even if a coalition government is formed and everyone joins forces for a while, the situation will not be much better. The United Nations is the best proof. Countless meetings and conferences are held every day. It is normal to argue about a single issue for several months. This is only half of the time. When it comes to major issues such as the future of the country and the survival of the nation, who do you think will let whom? ? Therefore, uniting governments can only be empty talk.
Some people may say that it is the end of the world, can't we all take a step back and work together? Yes, it just doesn’t work, because it is never the common people who make up the majority of the people who decide the fate of the country, it is always the leadership. No matter what the country is as a whole, it can only be a few people who ultimately decide the direction of the country. This has nothing to do with human morality but The laws of physics, because you can't make human beings unify their thoughts, so if a country wants to unite and move forward, it can only be a minority leading the majority. Otherwise, it will be like a group of trackers pulling boats in different directions. No matter how many people there are, the boat will not move because of power. All cancel each other out. So since the people who lead the country are only a few people, as long as the country has the ability to immigrate, there will definitely be no shortage of leadership positions. After all, regardless of the selfishness of human nature or the importance of the overall situation, Giving priority to sending away the country's top leadership is an inevitable result.
So since leaders are destined to leave, why do they bring a few more people to sacrifice their leadership status? Anyway, these countries can't only take away a few percent of their population. Now everyone can basically guarantee that their country's immigration rate will be close to half. In this case, whether to sacrifice the other half or bring them along is of little significance to the national strength itself. So in this case, why should the leaders work hard for these people?
Therefore, national integration is simply impossible. It is indeed possible to establish a United Earth Government, but it must go through a bloody war or a gentler integration of nationalities. Either way will take a long time. time, and we just don’t have time now.
Among the things Nuwa lamented, in addition to the beautiful and indeed effective but never-realizable plan of establishing a United Earth Government, another one was announcing the news of the doomsday.
The core of this idea is to first announce the doomsday news, and then stop all entertainment and unnecessary production and consumption. People all over the world will concentrate on preparing for the immigration project. It won't be a problem to transport all the people away.
But just like the coalition government plan, this plan is actually even more unreliable. You can never imagine how complex human thoughts are. Once disaster news is announced, the social order of various countries will collapse as soon as possible, and then the world will fall into complete paralysis. In this situation, let alone sending some people away, it is estimated that even the current transportation volume cannot be guaranteed.
Although it is completely impossible to achieve, in theory, if all humans on the earth can really establish a unified government and completely stop unnecessary consumption and concentrate on building immigration spaceships, then it can be guaranteed that the people on the earth will be 100% safe. Immigration, what a wonderful result that would be! Unfortunately, that can only be a dream, because the human mind has never agreed, so now we can only watch as nearly two-thirds of the people on the earth are left to die on the earth.
Forget it, I also know that this thing is unreliable, so don’t feel bad. Nuwa saw that we were all in a bad mood, so she ended the topic.
Next, Nuwa began to introduce to us the various items and technical analysis we brought back this time. Of course, she meant to help us divert our attention, but we actually didn’t pay too much attention to the fact that we couldn’t take everyone away. We only feel regret, not pain. After all, our relatives and friends can participate in immigration, and those who died are people we don’t know or are not familiar with. Secondly, we are not human beings. We are not even of the same race. It would be nice to worry about them, but it would be too fake to be heartbroken.
In Nuwa's introduction, we finally got to know everything we brought back. In addition to advancing its technology and the super-killer Star Destroyer Cannon, we actually gained quite a lot this time. In that article, we originally We also found a lot of things in the alien settlements that we thought would be of little value. Many of them were later identified as real civilian technologies. They were basically of little help to immigrants, but there were also some useful technologies, such as those at the time. An unknown device we brought back was eventually analyzed and found to be an inter-satellite communicator.
Because of the existence of transmitting and receiving antennas, communicators are usually the most easily damaged equipment. The non-traumatic communication equipment of aliens is basically finished, so we have never been able to figure out how aliens communicate, but we have not I thought that this time I would actually find an inter-satellite communicator among residents. It is basically rarer to find such a thing among residents than to find a military satellite phone in someone's home. It is important to know that ordinary communication equipment is enough. Who would bring an oversized satellite phone with them?
Although we only have this communication machine that has no energy these days, it at least showed us the working principle and general working method of alien communication equipment. In other words, she has actually pointed out the research direction for us. With this guidance, we can move directly towards the goal, which is much less troublesome than blindly looking for ways to communicate between stars.
After seeing all the technical items at Nuwa's side, I contacted my dad again to discuss the issue about the tsunami. Unexpectedly, my dad gave me a very surprising answer as soon as the message was connected.