The momentum of a projectile in free flight can be redirected by using a tether to create a “virtual wall” against which it bounces. The direction of this bounce can be controlled actively through braking modulation, or passively through placement of the tether anchor and the orientation of the projectile at impact. In this paper, we explore the space of motions achievable through the latter two methods. In particular, we consider the ways in which holding the tether away from center of mass at different angles can contribute to changes in speed and direction of motion after the bounce.

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The article examines the mobilization origins of the problem of supervenience of consciousness. In modern philosophy, the most consistent critic of the physicalist approach to the problem of consciousness is D. Chalmers, author of the bestselling Conscious Mind. While building his own system of evidence, D. Chalmers actively borrows images of popular mass culture, one of which is the zombie. The article substantiates the position that Chalmers' choice should not be regarded as a manifestation of shocking. “Phenomenological zombie,” as Chalmers defines it, in terms of the limitations of conscious experience, corresponds to Karl Marx's ideas about the harmful influence of partial labor on the proletariat. A modernized society based on mass production made it possible to transfer the principles of economic mobilization into spiritual activity. Becoming a spiritual production, spiritual activity loses its creator, which gives way to a “phenomenological zombie” thinking in cliches.