X-Message-Number: 19979 From: "John de Rivaz" <> Subject: Nanotechnology sites and possible Ballooning spectacle for Cornwall Cryonics conference Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 15:11:22 +0100 Whilst looking up details of a record breaking balloon attempt from Cornwall in the next few days on http://www.qinetiq1.com/ I came across this other link which reveals a nest of nanotechnology sites which may be new to some of you. I think all these sites have something to do with the British government. http://www.nano.qinetiq.com/06_further_reference/links.asp http://www.nano.org.uk/ is one of the sites which produces results if you search on cryonics. It is hoped that the balloon flight will take place as a spectacle for the delegates to the Cornwall Cryonics Conference, http://www.cryonics-europe.org/local.htm#next as it is just off the coast from where the conference is being held. But the time of launch all depends on the weather. Keep a lookout on the Balloon's site http://www.qinetiq1.com/ for full details, and you can set up an email alert to let you know when the 72hr countdown commences. QinetiQ 1 will attempt to set a new manned balloon altitude world record on a clear day sometime between July and September 2002. A specific day cannot be determined at this point as the decision to launch is dependent on the weather. The optimal weather window has been set between July and September, when the weather and winds above 80,000 ft (24,000 m) are slightly more predictable. The QinetiQ 1 balloon, known as the envelope, will be the biggest manned balloon in history - seven times higher than Nelson's Column, and as tall as the Empire State Building. With a volume of 44 million cubic feet (1.2 million cubic metres), it will take around two hours to inflate. Qinetiq is the research department of the British ministry of defence, and its history (under different names) goes back to the Second World War and the development of radar system such as H2S, Gee, Oboe and so on. PCM inventor Alec Reeves worked with them during the war. http://www.AlecHarleyReeves.com The fact that Qinetiq are interested in nano and the fact that Reeves was also interested in communication with the dead has a bizarre correlation. His ESP experiments (see website) had no positive result. But cryonics, and thereby nanotechnology, suggest that the only way you can communicate with the dead is to set up a "transmitter", ie a cryopreserved body and talk to it when you have revived it into a youthful healthy condition. ESP and spiritualism was in effect an attempt at "transmitterless reception". "Transmitterless reception" and "receiverless transmission" were both ideas being considered in the early days of radio when the theory was little understood. Obviously both would have been highly useful to the government and military. Methods known (eg laser beams reflected off vibrating window panes) are not particularly effective except over small distances. - Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://www.deRivaz.com : http://www.AlecHarleyReeves.com http://www.longevity-report.com : http://www.autopsychoice.com : http://www.cryonics-europe.org http://www.porthtowan.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=19979