From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 05:40:10 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn   
    wrote:   
      
   >Ian wrote:   
   >> Stefan Ram wrote:   
   >>> Jan Panteltje  wrote or quoted:   
   >>>> What are the effects of magnetic field lines on star formation in   
   >>>> galaxies?   
   >>>   
   >>>   These natural magnetic fields in galaxies and their gradients,   
   >>>   I think, are relatively weak. Over long timescales and over larger   
   >>>   spatial regions, their effects can accumulate and become noticeable.   
   >>>   But to drive a spacecraft, you'd need fields that are fairly strong   
   >>>   at the location of the ship and at the moment the ship is there.   
   >>   
   >> You also need a large _gradient_ of magnetic field.   
   >   
   >What is that even supposed to mean?   
      
   It means that there is no perpetual motion, no free energy.   
      
      
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