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Parchment-style side cutaway schematic of the Chronos-747 concept aircraft, showing labelled parts including nose and tail crumple zones, underside induction pins, a floating cabin, a spring vault, a tilt-fan on a magnetic drive, contactless magnetic drive shafts, and an inset diagram of a sealed module.

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Chronos-747: the jumbo jet that runs on springs

The math is consistent. The physics says no. Here's what I learned trying.

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Blunda: glasses that close their eyes

Camera glasses with a hardware permission switch and a mechanical shutter that shows exactly when the camera can see.

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Parchment-style schematic of the Blunda camera glasses, showing the three-stage permission switch, the leaf shutter behind a flush window, and the red indicator ring around the lens.

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Chronos-747: the jumbo jet that runs on springs

A 747 powered by 1,000 carbon nanotube spring modules, charged in nine minutes.

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Blunda: glasses that close their eyes

First publication of Blunda, Folio II.

Chronos-747: the jumbo jet that runs on springs

VTOL replaced by short takeoff; springs split into 1,000 modules; pins, wingspan and energy recovery corrected.

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