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The Derotatinator

An experiment in space building.

I’m not much of a space builder, but interesting discussions during Bricksmeet 2003 have prompted me to venture back into outer space after an interlude of some years.

I commented that it was convenient to have a Foccault’s Pendulum near my workplace, so I could check from time to time that the earth was still rotating. Others noted that there would be other signs of the earths lack of rotation - the most intriguing was that the earth would explode (really! I didn’t believe it at first, either).

I’d thought that there might be some day/night problems, weather anomalies and so on, but discussion revealed that the earth would, in fact, explode if it stopped rotating. I think the reason given was that gravity would stop.

A quick discussion with a more experienced space builder (a great-grand-admiral, perhaps?) took place - given this tendency for bodies to explode when they stopped spinning, a planet ‘unspinner’ would be a fantastic weapon for space warfare. I resolved to build a ship to carry such a weapon: Thus, the Derotatinator was conceived.

The beauty of the ‘unspinner’ (or Counter Rotating Axial Phaser - CoRAx Phaser (or similar)) is that when one decelerates a planet’s rotation, the energy has to go somewhere, and this energy can be captured and stored for powering the CoRAx Phaser. It may sound a little like perpetual motion, but don’t forget: a planet is being destroyed in the process!

The CoRAx Phaser works on a similar principle to the traditional tractor beam, but instead of dragging a smaller mass toward a larger one (or vice versa), it simply creates drag on the object.

The Derotatinator uses a Closed Loop Accumulator Parabolic Trap to capture the energy released by planetary rotational deceleration. The energy is stored in a large Capacitor-Relayed-Open-Charge Kinetics battery system, which can be directed toward the CoRAx Phaser, or the Derotatinator’s drive systems.

The drive systems of the Derotatinator are also worthy of note. The ship uses special engines which have been developed from energy weapons technology by Professor Hans Balder. The Balder designed Da5H engines are effectively externally focused high energy weapons, and could be used as such should the need arise.

The only noted problem with the Da5H’s is their excessive noise generation. To counter this, the derotatinator has been retrofitted with U-Screen technology. The U-Screen effectively renders the Derotatinator a silent runner.

The Derotatinator features exo-atmospheric planar vanes (often refered to as ‘wings’) to ensure optimum manouverability under all conditions.

At present, I am developing a larger version of the Derotatinator and CoRAx Phaser which will be able to ‘unspin’ bodies larger than planets. I have a design in mind which will be a true galaxy destroyer...

Have a look at some pics:

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