Comments by "Keri Szafir" (@KeritechElectronics) on "Primal Space" channel.

  1. Nice one, SpaceX! Doing away with the excessively multi-layer construction, miniaturizing some features (connections, cooling system), reducing the pressure is the way to go; hope it's all tested and true :) I'm looking forward to Artemis 3 and beyond, not just landing on the moon but also establishing a research base there. I'm looking forward to developing truly reusable spacecraft, like NASA partially achieved it with with the shuttles. I'm looking forward to new discoveries from JWST, deploying the new space station to replace the ISS, and launching the Carl Sagan Observatory. And most of all, although it's more of a fantasy than reality, I'm looking forward to China and America breaking the ice and joining forces in the space exploration, because they could do lots of good stuff together in the name of science and progress; if not, then at least I wish China implemented some safety procedures rather than letting their rockets, boosters etc. hit the ground in unpredictable locations.
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  2. Definitely open it to public, it's very interesting. Who knows, maybe even use the slide as a rollercoaster of sorts? Have the unique Extremely Exhilarating Emergency Evacuation Experience!
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  3. That's a square wave with 33% duty cycle - only pneumatic rather than electrical! I've never ever heard about central pneumatic drive systems for clocks. Real deal steampunk tech. That's genius - though I wonder how it scales with area and length of the network, and how it remains failsafe in case a pipe gets burst somewhere. Electrical systems have that problem solved by relaying or amplification, with no limitation of the covered area, and if a branch goes out, it doesn't affect the whole system.
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