revenge of the fifth | autumn 2015

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A Teenage Feminist By Mia FortonFeminism is dened to be "the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the

equality of both sexes". As a teenage girl, I am extremely proud to idenfy myself

as a humanist, believer of pacism and lastly a self-proclaimed feminist. By this, I

think it is important to establish that I am no "man hater" nor am I a "women su-

premacist. I am an individual that believes that women should be treated as an

equal to men, and men should be treated as an equal to women. I am not afraid to

label myself so, despite the controversy of the honest denion of this term in our

society. Many people say feminism is not an important issue in our culture any-

more but I believe the opposite. The idea that rights of women are measured in

terms of compeon with other women is just as a sexist as it can get. It demon-

strates an uer inability to imagine a word where women's rights aren't being trad-

ed and regulated by men. Women are not objects to be measured who's life is the

"hardest" or "worst"; every women's life is just as important as each others. Of

course the fact that 6.6 million young girls are not in educaon worldwide is a very

dramac and disturbing gure, but the fact remains that women's equality is just not met.

I want to address the fact that the rights of women is a massive and challenging issue worldwide, but now, in my arcle, I

would like to comment on the sexism we, women or teenagers, experience oen. It is essenal, as I write this, to say that

men also deal with immense pressures but on a rather dierent scale. I could write another few hundred words easily on

how men are inuenced by stereotypes, adversing and the media, but I want to share an experience and theory of my

own and of women in Great Britain currently.

Catcalling. Sexual aenon. Unsolicited sexual aenon. Call it what you wish. For men, un-

sought sexual recognion maybe an enjoyable and esteem boosng experience because it

doesn't carry the sgma of past pracces of subordinaon nor is it linked to aspects of violence,

threat and power. Don't get me wrong, many men will feel uncomfortable aer this specic type

of aenon, as much as women may do, but the weight of uncalled tradions are sll very pre-

sent for the female populaon. I personally feel, that men are not objeced in the same sense

as women are. Sure, women will comment, "swoon" and gawk over a man who is deemed arac-

ve, but a man's worth is not deemed uerly by his appearance. For women, who's social, private

and professional lives are oen are not taken seriously, whistles and lewd comments serve as a

constant reminder that their social value is based ulmately on their looks. For example, the famous human rights lawyer,

Amal Clooney, was asked what she was wearing to court rather about the case. Thankfully she replied sarcascally, "my

robes". This ideas is yet again supported by the numerous popular media outlets that dehumanize women; whether they

are the lead singer or back-up dancers, women are sexualized now more than ever. While sex appeal was once consid-

ered a bonus for a woman, it is now praccally a requirement. This links directly with the idea of hegemony, where those

in power (the media) inuence our society therefore making young men not able to escape the fact that disrespecng

women is wrong.

The 5th Form Newsleer for Students, Friends and Family


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Welcome to the rst and nal edion of the Fih Form newspaper!

Yes that is true; this edion of the schools rst year group run newspaper is to be its last. Were

rolling down the shuers and closing the doors in preparaon for the incoming storm of revisionof examinaons.

In honour of our last edion this extended leer will include some heart-wrenching history and an

open leer to the Lower School about life in the Upper School covering homework, opons and

me management amongst other incredibly excing topics. You can nd this open leer below.

Of course we also have our standard arcles, but with a bit of a shake up; the Tech Corner is sll in

the trusty hands of Milo Stephens but the Cooking Corner has had to be given to Charloe Buckle.

The Puzzle Page and the Sports Roundup also feature.

I hope you enjoy the issue!

From the editor, Leo Nasskau, swamped by past papers.

Editors Leer

The transion from the plains of First and Second Form to the labyrinths that make up the Upper

School is daunng to say the least. The ominous image of mountains of homework and important

exams do not create the most friendly of images. Its likely youll nd more responsibility thrust

upon your shoulders and with this it is ever so essenal to believe in your own choices and natural

ability. You will nd that you take the challenges and

dicules in your stride and will arise from the piles of

homework (that youll nd smaller than you expect) will

ease. Especially if you follow this advice!

Homework:

Nowadays I rarely get more than two homeworks a day (ten subjects over ve days). They tend to

be vague and boring, along the lines of revision or electrolysis test. This is an example of the

greater responsibility you will be entrusted withacknowledging your weakness and combangthem is a key strength that will guide you to success all over the place. Two hours of homework a

night is designed to leave you with plenty of me for, as well as dinner and perhaps an aer school

club, other stu. Be it gaming, sport, board games or colouring (geography pracse!). I jest of

course; Geography is a subject where the brain, as well as the colour scheme, is vigorously tested.

Opons:

The Second Form will be choosing their GCSEs at the end of the year and eventually all of you will be

eased into three or four A-levels. The piece of advice youll hear repeated to you may mes in the

future is choose what you enjoy. Im sure you will take this advice on but even so Id like to empha-

sise that it is likely the subjects you enjoy are the subjects that you will become the best at because

it is something you are much more interested in learning about. Another p for choosing is to im-

agine you have chosen one side and then see how it makes you feel. I can promise that you will

know if you have made the right choice.

An Open Leer By Leo Nasskau


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An Open LeerTime Management: I have one word when it

comes to me management. Plan. When you come

to make a plan you will nd you have so much me

wasted. It makes you so ecient!!! When you

make a revision metable youll have so many slots

and depending on how much work you set yourself

a day may even struggle to ll them! I tend to do a

few hour slots each side of lunch separated by 15

minutes breaks. Theres always me to plan!

Extra Curricular:

Even for a school that is as exclusive as it is RGS oers an immense number of clubs and extra cur-

ricular acvies everyday; lunch mes, aer school, there are even some morning clubs (food is

involved). I myself have experienced the desperate pleas of parents to aend at least one or two

clubs!and it really is worth it. Most importantly it provides you with another acvity to add to

your porolio; it provides you with another interest and new opportunies. As well this, when you

get to my age the word UCAS seems to be thrown around a lot. Universies love extra curricular.

So if you are hoping to get into your chosen university it is really important you take the opportu-

nies that these clubs provide. Having a few extra curricular clubs portrays you as outgoing, open,

and talented. As well is this, it is pracse for you to meet and gel with new people. This is what I

feel stopped me from going to clubs for so long; almost a fear that it would just be me in the cor-ner watching everyone else Lego NXT, table tennis or whatever club you chose to aend. Its not

like that at all, and couldnt be if you think it through, a teacher cant stand by and not include

someone in something, thats basically the opposite of what a teacher is! In lessons they always

seems to pick me! Please just believe in yourself to get involved and prove to yourself that you

can try stuand you can do it prey well too.

Things to look forward to:

Well I seem to be running out of space, which is unfortunate because I have come to the things to

look forward to

secon; there really is so much to say! The opportunies and sheer delight ofDofE and CCF is a good place to start. Your DofE awards entails four secons; a hike, volunteering,

a skill and a sport. It is really enjoyable to nd new skills and spend two days on a hike; however

much youre dreading it you will love it whilst youre there. CCF gives you the opportunity to delve

into the delights of the army, navy or the air force. Exoc trips such as sailing or ying (from RAF

Benson) made the DofE lot prey jealous to be honest.

Dont forget that once you get to the Upper School the new Centre of Learning will be fully func-

onal for most of your 7 years at RGS. It is poised to become a massive benefactor to all students

at the school upon its compleon and thus I implore you to both use it as much as you can but al-

so make it as open as possible to younger students as the facilies are there for everybody, as wellas for you.

I hope I have le you on a posive note but also with some truths and ps for coping for the

twists and turns of Upper School life. All of us on the Newspaper Team wish you the best of luck!!!


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Masterfully Musical

On the 8th

October, the Music Blocks Recital Room transformed for an evening of live, acousc music performed by stu-

dents from every year: RGS Unplugged. Run by Mr Lobb, this event allows pupils from every year to play their favourite mu-sic, focussing on the sound rather than it s volume. As usual both the audience and the musical line-up were completely full.

It sll amazes me how popular these events are, and how many students sign up to perform! Having played in the most

recent Unplugged, I experienced the rush of adrenaline that every performer gets as they walk on stage. Its a feeling like

nothing else; you feel much closer to the audience and the music as you can t hide behind a wall of amps or a drumkit. The

quality of the music performed is of such a high standard too, partly thanks to the acousc sound but mainly because stu-

dents spend ages preparing songs in advance to make sure they sound absolutely perfect. My band and I (Outside the Box)

must have spent at least a weeks worth of pracce geng our song Chasing Carsup to scratch, and Im so glad we did. Mr

Lobb had wrien a string part to accompany our instruments and when we put it all together, the resulng sound was

amazing.

If you ever have a free evening and you see there s an Unplugged on, I cant recommend enough that you buy a cket for anunforgeable night!

Orchestral ConcertThe Music School at RGS is renowned for its stunning contribuons to the world of sound and it well and truly upheld thatstatement on November 19th. Well over 100 students parcipated in the Orchestral Concert, performing to an expectant

yet amazed crowd at the Harlequin theatre in Redhill. A tradionally long concert, the audience was treated to a vast array

of music and talent from the intricacy of the Intermediate String Orchestra via the wonderfully professional Saxophone

Ensemble to highly ancipated Symphony Orchestra.

Pieces from Dovrak to Mendelssohn to Gershwin

were performed to an emphac level, much to the

delight of a crowd who repeatedly demanded encore

aer encore! The mood was however dampened at

the end when Mr Rushby announced his steppingdown as Head of Music to take on the role as

Assistant Head Teacher at RGS. The Music Block may

well be sad to see him but luckily hell never be too

far away!

RGS Unplugged

A Teenage Feminist

The rst major step forward for equality between the sexes is recognising the fact there is sll a major problem at hand.

By idenfying with this idea and even if you aren't necessarily prepared to call yourself a feminist (I sll feel like you

should!), it shrouds the issue in a more posive and encouraging light. Instead of just sing back and accepng that

women have more rights than those of the past, think dierently; think that there is sll a while to go unl the genders

are completely equal. You wouldn't nish a job half complete would you?

So I leave you on one nal note. Feminism is just the basic concept of mutual respect, mutual consideraon and equality

between both sexes.

By Leo Nasskau

By Ben Silverman

connued...


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ReiMUNBy Jo Welsh

On September 26th, Reigate Grammar held the 19th annual ReiMUN. This event was extremely well received as

280 opinionated students from schools around the south took part. Our very own Aaron Gilchrist, Eleanor

Medcalf and Oscar Subuh-Simmons were esteemed chairs, Isaac Osterreicher an enthusiasc delegate, Charlie

Markland-Smith a key asset to the newspaper and me and Jasmine organising the whole event as vital

members of the admin team. The day was a resounding success as topical debates connued throughout. One

interesng one to menon was a moon to either send to northern Russia, or stone to death, all 'organisms'

self-recognised as homosexual; unbelievably this moon was passed with sub-clauses suggesng Skiles would

change their slogan and only sell the red sweets! The atmosphere of the event

was something to remember with enthusiasc member states passing

interesng notes between commiees, many which do not deserve their place

upon this page! This light-hearted mood let everybody involved have a great

me and with so many great delegates it was hard

to choose the winners! Though for some it couldbe considered a stressful day with the amount of

photo-copying and prinng needed, the lack of

control over exasperang First Form behaviour

and the amount of chair and table

manoeuvring -overall it was denitely a success

and shall be a high point to look forward to in the

future. It is easy to get involved, a good way to learn how to argue professionally

and successfully, as well as a great way to make new friends (or enemies!). I for one

can't wait for next year!

On Friday 9th

October the members of the Fih Form who had chosen to not to commit to CCF or DofE went with

the Third Form to the Science Museum in London. Upon their arrival they were treated to a forty-minute-long lm

about Robots on the massive IMAX screen which was, as well as engaging, a very important educaonal lm for all

students; aerwards they had lunch and were given free roam of the museum for two hours -almost enough me

to experience every exhibit!

A few students from the h form were chosen to go on a trip to see GCSE Science in Acon at Imperial College

London on Friday 13th November. There were ve sciensts who came to speak on some interesng scienc top-

ics, much like GCSE Science Live which the whole year aended last year. The rst talk was by Helen Czerski about

how bubbles make up an important part of everything and the study of them. Next was Sheila Kanani s solar sys-

tem safari which was an intriguing exploraon of the more obscure aspects of the solar system with amazing pho-

tographs being shown. Then it was lunch-me, the pupils were allowed to eat their packed lunches anywhere with-

in the building and some bought some other food from one of the cafs. The next talk was given by TV science pre-

senter Greg Foot about the eects of climbing Mount Everest on the body, to the concern of the viewers he wore

his mountaineering clothing in the hot room for the enrety of the talk. The penulmate talk was given by Mark

Lorch about natures robots (proteins) which involved an interacve Minecra based demonstraon of their struc-

ture and some insight into these complex chemicals. Finally was Ian Dunnes Fantasc Physics, an amusing demon-

straon of many excing experiments and revealing how some simple magic tricks really work. All of the students

enjoyed the talks and found it a great experience.

Science TripsBy Aaron Gilchrist


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CCF Roundup

Summer CampThis term has been absolutely incredible for RGS CCF, with loads of acvies completed, skills learnt, and quali-

caons gained by every member of every secon. I am going to take a look at a few highlights from this acon

-packed term.

Summer camp was an incredible week of intense training, geng cadets t, healthy and exhausted for the be-

ginning of a long, lazy summer holiday. The training was from the 4th

to the 12th

of July in Folkestone. The week

began with a day of skills and theory lessons, including DCCT (Digital Close Combat Training a computerised

shoong range), vehicle spong and team building

exercises. On the second day, the RAF secon went toRAF Benson to go ying in Tutor T1 planes. For some

cadets this was their rst me ying, but for others

who have been before, they were given the chance

to do aerobacs. Mean- while, the Army and Navy

secons went to an urban village training day. This

consisted of compleng missions in teams in a large

urban village range using laser weapons. This day was

denitely one of the best parts of the week, although

the old damaged manne- quins within the area were

extremely creepy. Aer- wards, we completed a two

day overnight exercise, learning basic survival andnavigaonal skills. Sleeping in shelters made ourselves was an interesng experience... On Thursday, we went

climbing, sailing, canoeing and ra building, followed by having a go at an intense army assault course. It was

an extremely busy and exhausng day. The week ended with a two day expedion, equivalent to that of a

bronze D of E pracce hike.

The whole week was absolutely incredible, full of challenges we faced and hilarious memories made.

Congratulaons to Laura Hawrych for achieving cadet of the camp.

The First aid at work weekend was a great chance for cadets to train in rst aid, which is not only an incredibly

useful life-saving skill to have, but is also handy to have when applying for a job, as it gains you a naonally rec-

ognised adult rst aid qualicaon. From how to dress wounds, to how to treat a heart aack, we had to learna lot over that weekend! Cadets then had to pass a test to successfully gain the qualicaon, and luckily all the

hard work paid o, as all the cadets who aended the weekend passed the test. Well done everyone.

More recently, cadets aended a cadre on MOI, the methods of instrucon, where we leaned how to instruct

others. This is an important part of CCF training, as it is a requirement that must be gained in order to instruct

less experienced cadets, and gain promoons. We learned to ho teach theory and praccal lessons, before

giving lessons of our choices to our peers. This meant that over the weekend, we gained a lot of extra

knowledge, including the rules of quidditch and how to make an origami ninja

star. It was a very busy weekend. Every cadet passed with a merit or higher,

so well done to everyone. Now it's me to put your new skills in to pracce,

and begin passing on the things you have learned in CCF to younger cadets.

See you all next term, where we have mountain biking, range day and NCO

training trips to look forward to. Oh, and mock exams. Hope you all have a

happy new year.

By Amber Rothera


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DofE RoundupBy Jo Welsh

This year, though there were less parcipants than those doing Bronze, we had great enthusiasm for Silver

Duke of Edinburgh. Our planning started early in order to be fully prepared for the 3 day hike we would be

involved in in the coming months. It was great to see the keen study of ordinance survey maps and the fantasc

teamwork of the individual groups. The split from social media, TV and comfortable beds was tough for some

but we all managed to get down to Lewes staon, however possible, bright and early. My group took the train

down together and we were already hyped up for the walk ahead, the majority of people had forgoen the

struggles of bronze DofE but that was good because morale was high. Aer a hilly start all the groups made it to

rst lunch on me and sll full of life and that connued into the aernoon. Our campsite was not that quiet

and not that calm (what can you expect from a group of excited teens?) but this meant that food was cooked

with quite a bit of skill and ease and we all stayed up (possibly a bit too late) chang and having fun. The

morning aer... Shoulders aching more than remembered and legs a bit s we packed up and marched o a

gruelling day perhaps but with lots of food and lots of (interesng) singing we pushed through. A good nights

sleep was sincerely needed and this was also welcome by the farm owners who didn't parcularly want to be

kept up by a group of rowdy youngsters. The hope of the last day and the last few miles woke everyone up in a,

relavely, good mood. By the end with good memories and a few bumps and bruises we made it home in me

for the train and then nice hot bath.

Major Mellen EllenMajor Ellen, or aeconately called Mellen, has been the School Sta Instructor (SSI) for the CCF at RGS and has become

loved by all. As the SSI, Major Ellen ran the CCF at the school, including managing the day to day administraon as well as

leading the majority of the trips that, we as cadets, have the opportunity to enjoy and experience. He has greatly im-

proved all of our experiences whilst in the school CCF and he has always been a crical aspect for anyone who passes

through. His enthusiasm and knowledge have hugely improved the CCF, with the introducon of the core of drums as well

as the growth of adventurous training like mountain biking and First Aiding. In a recent Tuesday aernoon parade, we hadthe opportunity to say goodbye, many of the senior cadets gave gis, including an actual Melon from Dan Studholme.

There was then a demonstraon of the Gun Run and a small farewell party. Major Ellen is now starng his new business,

Creave Outdoors, in which he will be running outdoor courses and acvies including, climbing, kayaking, canoeing, hik-

ing, and mountain biking, as well as team building and rst aid.

By Sam Molyneux


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Sports RoundupBy Leo Nasskau

Hockey

Rugby

The Fih Form plays host to some remarkable talent when it comes to hockey and ve players in parcular have made

their names heard in all the right places. Tom Guise, Archie Trevor, James Noble, Leo Nasskau and Fergus McGoogan have

you made a name for themselves as reliable and talented young players. Consistently star players in previous years Tom,

Archie and Fergus have become a formidable trio in the centre of pitch whilst James and Leo have been solid walls at the

back in recent mes.

In the 2nd XI the Fih Form has been similarly well represented. Adam Shipley, Luke Morris, Hamish Massey, Tomos Nu,

Dan Edwards, Max Harris, Joe Bolton and Mahin Uddin have all been called up into the team. Adam plays in the fullback

posion, keeping the defence ght but also providing overlapping runs to wingers Luke and Hamish. Max and Mahin are

commonly found lurking in and around the D; eager for to take any opportunity to slap the ball into the backboard. But all

of that would be in vain were it not for Joe and Dan. The former a reliable sweeper and the laer a last line of defence on

the goal line.

Although both teams have had a couple of xtures not many conclusions can be drawn. Next term both sides will nd x-

tures more common and less of a weekday rarity. As well as this, there is talk of a 3rd XI to cater to the masses of eager

hockey players who dont yet nd themselves in a team.

The girls side of things has yet again reinforced their posion as one of the stronger sides this school has seen with many

Fih Form students heavily involved in a talented line up. Chloe Snson, Lilly

Pinggera, Holly Dowling, Darcey Edwards, Ella Grayston, Bea Norton, Kae Frost,

Libby Gosnold, Flo Grant, Hay Tagart and Jenna Emmerton have all played in

the team (although not all at the same me!) and many represented the team at

various tournaments. The girls have represented Reigate Grammar School in

County Cups and various indoor tournaments such as the tournament at CLFS as

well as travelling incredible distances to play for the school -an example is their

long trip all the way to Portsmouth!

This term has seen a few Fih Form students conrm their place in 2nd XVa remarkable achievement considering the strong

abilies of the current Sixth Form when it comes to rugby. Gus McGilligan and Hugh McKendrick are the most regular names

on the 2nd XV teamsheet. Having helped their side to 11 victories out of their 18 games and an impressive 121 points

dierence Gus and Hugh have represented the year group proudly.

Contrasngly the 3rd XV is team mostly compromised of Fih Form rugby players. Thomas Box,

Hamish Broderick, John Clayson and Gus Day, typically some of the rst names on the teamsheet,

have powered the side to 7 wins in 13 games. Tom and John parcularly stand out; the former

having captained the side and the laer holding the role of vice-captain for a few games -both roles

rotated throughout the strongest players in the side. Wed like to congratulate all members of bothrugby teams, not just those named, on their variable but nonetheless essenal inputs to RGS Rugby.


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Milos Tech CornerWhen most people think of a wireless sound system, they think of Sonos. It's a compact, versale

and easy-to

-use mul

-room system which can be adapted to t any environment. To many, the

perfect soluon.

But, to me, there's one fundamental problem.

Even aer sampling the brand new Play 5, I was

rather disappointed by the quality of the sound

output. Sure, it's good, but it didn't blow me

away. In fact, I le the branch of Richer Sounds

feeling somewhat unimpressed. When, for the

same money as the average Sonos system, you

can buy a set of oor standing speakers and amplier, which will be, quite frankly, miles beer, Isimply don't think it's worth it. I'm not even going to menon the average Play 1 and downright

abysmal Play 3.

It is at this point that I turn to the main subject of this arcle, the B&O Play A9. I rst saw the A9 in

a Bang and Olufsen shop whilst vising family in Lille, and was immediately impressed. Not only

does the stunning design grab one's aenon, but what makes it for me is how B&O engineers

manage to combine this with jaw-dropping sound. Rich, powerful bass lays the foundaons for an

incredibly detailed series of mids and trebles, all balanced in near perfect harmony.

I have a rather diverse taste in music, and regardless of whether Im listening to piano & cello du-

ets, dixieland jazz standards or classic rock numbers, the A9 recreates the sounds of the instru-

ments in great detail. When I can turn my head away and imagine a live band playing in the corner

of my living room, I know that Ive found an awesome piece of kit. The A9 is exactly that.

Although the A9 is not part of Bang and Olufsens new

mul-room system, it has a great deal of connecvity,

which, most importantly, allows me to stream directly to it

from Apple Music, using AirPlay. Bluetooth and streaming

from other services such as Spofy are also available, along

with USB and Line-In. As well as this B&O have included an

ethernet port for a more stable network connecon.

Many tradionalists may say that the A9 is overpriced, and that the sound quality is far from the

good old days of analogue. Yes, I accept that 1699 is a signicant investment for a sound system,

but the A9 is an awful lot of bang for your buck. It is built for the modern world, where simplicity

of design and funconality is more important than ever. No trailing of wires under carpets or

through walls, no changing of CDs or records at frequent intervals, no out-of-place, ugly boxes

dominang the room. The A9 is a stunning soluon to the wireless audio requirements of a mod-

ern home. In my opinion, the best of its kind.

By Milo Stephens


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For the cake:

8oz buer, unsalted, room temperature -227g

12oz plain our -340 g

4oz caster sugar -113g

Method:

Preheat the oven to gas mark 5/180C electric/ 160C fan.

Grease a baking tray, square or rectangular, with buer

In a suitable bowl, form breadcrumbs with the sugar and buer using your ngers

Add the plain our, connuing to work with your ngers

It should come together to form dough

Super important! Knead the dough 100mes, on a cool work surface.

Rough the surface of the dough with a fork

Push out the dough into a tray -have the dough be about 1.5cm thick

Cook for thirty minutes

Remove from the oven & without removing the dough from the tray, score the cooked

dough into any shape of your choosing.

Once the tray is cool you can remove the shortbread from the tray

Tip! Christmas stars are good for Christmas

pares -Sprinkle on some sugar whilst the

shortbread is sll warm.

Cut out scored shapes and serve

I hope you enjoy this recipe!!

By Charloe Buckle

Charloes Cooking Corner

Ingredients:


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Unto Jupiter!

Adventures of space propulsion

Solar Sails

A short descripon of how to get to Jupiter at speeds that wont kill you by radiaon, starvaon, oxygen deprivaon,

drought, or one of the many, many other things that can kill you in space. Some of these techniques would even allow in-

terstellar travel to the nearest stars. Few of these are new ideas, or even designs, but with the advantage of new material

science.

They are wonderfully simple things, literally ships thatsailon light. They work on the principle that photons

have momentum, and they can impart that momentum to a reecve surface. Only that momentum transfer is9N/square mile. But when you factor in that that isconstant acceleraonthey can reach speeds far in excess of

chemical rockets. The Planetary Society has built a model from three CubeSats and a huge sheet that is the

thickness of a plasc bin liner.

An EM DriveIt oers everything you would want from a space engine. It is

ecient, can provide constant thrust, much cheaper than a

chemical rocket. Just one thing If it works (and that is

unproven) it breaks physics. And yet, it could propel a cra to

Mars in 10 weeks, without using a propellant. It could generate

a milli-g acceleraon -enough to get us to Alpha Centauri

(over 4 light years) in 84 years. But experiments are geng

more and more waterght,"And yet the anomalous thrust

signals remain..." Paul Mach, principle invesgator of Eagleworks lab, the latest tester of the drive. The constant

thrust could also be used to keep things in LEO -low earth orbit. The ISS needs regular boosts from chemical

rocket, although an EM drive could be used instead. Much cheaper.

Space ElevatorsThe rest are all well and good, but if you cant get into space in the rst place, theyre just expensive scrap. This

is a way to reduce the launch costs from $10,000 per kilo to ~$400 per kilo. It uses a carbon nanotube wire,

stretching 100,00km into space, in GSO -geostaonary orbit, where there will be a counterweight to receive

the payload. On earth, there would be a oang plaorm in the middle of the pacic, with the tether and ready

to send and receive the elevator (5-20 tonnes) with lasers. The lasers provide the energy, converted by PV cells,

for the tracon rollers which would allow the lier to climb at 200mph.

This only solves one problem though. Few of the problems I listed at the top have been solved. We currentlyhave no materials light and dense enough to block the radiaon that any astronaut would face. Nor do we have

any water recycling facilies suciently ecient, nor hydroponics/aeroponics advanced enough to grow in such

low light.

By Ben Dunn-Flores


12/12

Puzzle Page

These specialised reindeer Sudokus use 6

characters: the 6 leers in each of the rein-deer names. The goal is sll the same, just on

a 6x6 instead of a 9x9. A few of the leers

have already been put in for you. Good luck!

Welcome back to the

puzzle page! The fun

place to relax enjoy

yourself for both the

puzzle expert and the

puzzle novice!

Who is Santa's favourite sing-

er?

Elf-is Presley!

What song do you sing at a

snowman's birthday party?

F-reeze a jolly good fellow!

By Leo Nasskau

revenge of the fifth | autumn 2015

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