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|The Seaplane That Thinks It's a Hovercraft

Buckle up, because we're about to dive into the world of Boeing's latest brainchild—the Liberty Lifter.

What's the Big Deal?

Imagine a plane that can carry as much stuff as a C-17 Globemaster III (that's a lot of bananas, folks), but instead of needing a runway, it can take off and land on water. Oh, and it can do this in waves up to 8 feet high. Surf's up, cargo!

The Wing-in-Ground Effect

Here's where things get funky. This bad boy uses something called the "wing-in-ground effect." Basically, it flies super low—like, 100 feet above the water—trapping air under its massive 213-foot wings. It's like the plane is riding on an invisible cushion of air.

Features That'll Make You Go "Whoa"

• Can carry 50,000 pounds of cargo (that's like 25 cars or 5 elephants)
• Flies at 10,000 feet when it feels like it (hello, bird's-eye view!)
• Has a range of 7,480 miles (that's like flying from New York to Tokyo and still having gas left for a joy ride)
• Can operate in rough seas (it laughs in the face of 8-foot waves)

This thing is a game-changer. It's like Amazon Prime delivery on a global scale, but for tanks and emergency supplies.

What's Next?

The folks at Aurora Flight Sciences (Boeing's cool cousin) are busy testing this beast. They're dunking models in water tanks, blowing wind at them, and even building a fancy simulator for pilots.

By 2028, they hope to have a real-life, honest-to-goodness Liberty Lifter taking to the skies (and seas).

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|What Would You Do?

Imagine you're a lead engineer at an innovative tech firm, and you've been given the green light to develop a groundbreaking electric vehicle (EV) battery. The stakes are high, and the company is aiming to leapfrog the competition with this new product.

During the preliminary design meetings, you and your team have outlined the following key objectives and constraints:

♦ The battery must charge faster than any existing model on the market.
♦ It should provide a driving range that surpasses all current EV batteries.
♦ Safety is paramount; the new design must prevent overheating and reduce fire risks.
♦ The production process needs to be environmentally friendly and cost-effective.
♦ You must incorporate the possibility of battery recycling or secondary usage after its life cycle.

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|A Stargazer's Dream on Steroids

Ever wished you could peek into the far corners of the universe? Well, buckle up, space cowboys, because the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is here to make your cosmic dreams come true!

Location, Location, Location

Imagine plonking a massive telescope on top of a windswept mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert. Sounds crazy, right? But that's exactly what these astronomical madlads are doing! It's like building a sandcastle in a hurricane, but with a $2.54 billion price tag.

Size Matters

This bad boy isn't your backyard telescope. We're talking:

• 65 meters tall
• 60 meters wide
• Weighing in at a whopping 4,800 metric tons (equivalent to about 800 elephants)

 PS: I am weirdly obsessed with elephants in this newsletter xD

Mirror, Mirror on the... Mountain?

The GMT's claim to fame? Seven massive mirrors, each 8.4 meters in diameter. Together, they form a light-catching surface that's 25.4 meters wide.

Here's where it gets wild: the top 12 stories of this 22-story behemoth can do a full 360° rotation in just 4 minutes.

Why So Big?

As Dr. Rebecca Bernstein, the chief scientist at GMTO, puts it: bigger is better when it comes to telescopes (HMMMMMMM). While space telescopes are cool, they're limited by what we can launch.

Started in 2004, this cosmic peep show is expected to be ready sometime in the 2030s. That's right, it takes about 30 years to build this beast.

Good things come to those who wait, especially when those good things can see four times better than the James Webb Space Telescope!

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|Fresh from the oven

1. These fish use legs to taste the seafloor: fish are gonna take over us one day!!

2. Rarest particle decay ever discovered: these physicists are crazy ngl

3. Are Sloths Too Slow to Escape the Climate Change Race?: should we feel sad or happy about it?

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|Your next adventure?

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