Way OT, & Nerd Alert: Boeing receives US patent for force fields - deploy on defensive backfield?
This is pretty cool. I had to post it somewhere.
We could deploy one of these over our defensive backfield to disrupt the oponent's passing attack. I am certain there is nothing prohibiting the use of Star Wars like force fields in the rulebook.
http://www.cnet.com/news/boeing-patents-star-wars-style-force-fields/#ftag=YHF65cbda0
Or around the Earth when an extinction level asteroid is on a collision course. Your idea is pretty good too, though.
I dunno, why would you want to save mankind when you could win a football game?
are such do gooders!
UM already has successfully employed cloaking devices, why not force fields?
If you read the description in the link the force field does not prevent direct impact from projectiles, only help to deflect shockwaves. Therefore, it is not like the force fields imagined in Scifi movies, and certainly does not deflect incoming asteroids.
However, it will leave "anyone inside blind as a bat", so that may help prevent any receivers from reacting to a pass until its too late.
It states it doesn't prevent direct impact from projectiles, which by the description is true. But ICBMs (and many weapons) and asteroids would be travelling faster than the speed of sounds and would therefore have a shockwave (from a bow shock) located ahead of the body. This wouldn't necessarily prevent direct impact, but I would assume based on the description, it could potentially deflect direct impact, at which point the shield would also prevent the explosive shockwave from creating further damage.
Unfortunately, opponents will not be working at speeds to create such an effect. In that way, this force field will do little good against their unfortunately whimpy passes and and slow running due to their puny muscles.
Jabrill Peppers is actually a competing design from Lockheed.
his injury last year.
/shot at Lockheed
/not directed at Jabrill in anyway
I probably should have gone with Northrup Grumman.
Why not put the force field around our QB, so no issues on injuries???
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I'd go with another defense contractor, rhymes with, "Schmoeing."
FWIW way back in the day I took a poli-sci class at Michigan and the prof insisted that nuclear war would be launched against the US or the USSR the day before something like this went on the grid. Because once a force field (or a comprehensive and functional anti-missle missle system) was in place that country wouldn't be under the threat of mutually assured destruction any longer.
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Welp, the U.S. assisted overthrow of another democratically elected leader in the heart of Europe certainly doesn't help the situation. Nor does the overreaction from Russia.
The USofA loves democracy as long as you elect the guy we like
Since it doesn't stop solid objects, it won't be much good at helping our passing defense. Protecting the fans from the shock wave of a Jabrill Peppers tackle, on the other hand, would be a worthwhile endeavor.
has been using this technology ever since they got lost somewhere near Alpha Centauri:
It hasn't helped them find their way back yet, but if nothing else, at least it saved The Space Family Robinson several times, no thanks to Dr. Zachary Smith!