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demagogue on 28/2/2024 at 12:15

Quote Posted by Qooper

Btw dema, when you were in Geneva, did you happen to work at the LHC? If you don't mind my asking, I'd be interested in hearing more.

Haha, I work in a very different field. I started studying QM this last year because it was such a different thing than I normally do, also because you can get an actual answer. I like math, but I like when it's telling you something, not just pure math.

I'm a researcher in international law & human rights, and at that time I was an assistant to one of the commissioners, the Finnish one Martti Koskenniemi, at the International Law Commission at the UN.

Qooper on 16/4/2024 at 11:55

Last Friday I took off for the first time with my own paramotor. Many weeks of ground handling practise, especially reverse launch, and finally I was ready to actually take off. The weather was perfect, with a gentle wind. I pulled up the wing and once I got it to remain over my head, I faced forward, started running and squeezed on the gas trigger. I felt the motor pushing me forward, and the wing began to take the weight of the engine off my shoulders. Before I knew it my feet couldn't reach the ground anymore and I was up in the air! It was magnificent! I gave the engine more gas and gained more altitude. The runway was far below me, and there was a breathtaking sunset on the horizon. A distant lake glittered in the distance. There was fog on wheat fields. I touched the side of a cloud and decided to head back down - it was getting cold! :D

The landing was much lighter and smoother than I had anticipated. I pulled the breaks smoothly just before hitting the ground, and I barely even noticed the weight of the engine coming back to my shoulders. I did three flights on Friday. This week, if the weather is suitable for flight, I'll fly some more.

Medlar on 13/5/2024 at 14:09

Great stuff young fella &#55357;&#56397;

heywood on 14/5/2024 at 11:49

Sounds like a lot of fun. Can you really go somewhere by wing to camp though? Around here there are only certain places where you can fly ultralights.