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World's first GPS-free quantum navigation trial succeeds at sea (interestingengineering.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Gsus4@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 37 points 5 days ago (4 children)

If it works off tiny changes in gravity, a really big rock would work.

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[–] lauha@lemmy.world 65 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Our mission is to sneak this Ayers rock under the boat without being detected. In and out. 45 minutes tops.

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[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 23 points 5 days ago

I was going to say something about the scale of gravity changes needed, but your take is way better. Cheers.

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[–] Quokka@quokk.au 10 points 5 days ago* (1 child)

Most people probably don’t know but we call it Uluru these days as that’s what the local Aboriginal people named it. Ayers Rock is the old coloniser name, and pretty out of fashion.

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[–] lauha@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

I know and I am sorry, but the joke would have gone over the head for most of the people if I had said Uluru.

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[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

And that rock? The moon.

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[–] SavinDWhales@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago

Well, to be fair, a big rock would also work on a GPS device, if applied directly to it.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 5 days ago

It's a bit obvious that isn't it. Hey captain there appears to be a ship with a giant boulder on board and it's following us around, do you think that might be relevant?

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[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 4 days ago

Might as well just hit the ship with a really big rock at that rate

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