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Topic: ground potential energy |
diemos
Replies: 15
Views: 393
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:04 pm Subject: Re: ground potential energy |
Orbo!
Now there's a blast from the past. So where's my limitless free energy? |
Topic: ground potential energy |
diemos
Replies: 15
Views: 393
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:52 pm Subject: Re: ground potential energy |
If you are going to work on energy sources then your efforts will be more fruitful if your thinking is grounded in physical reality.
Extractable work is given by the potential difference times the ... |
Topic: ground potential energy |
diemos
Replies: 15
Views: 393
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:33 am Subject: Re: ground potential energy |
go to college.
Take physics 101.
Come back next year and write us an essay on "why this idea will not work." |
Topic: Minneapolis Newspaper skips $9M debt payment |
diemos
Replies: 3
Views: 263
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:18 pm Subject: Re: Minneapolis Newspaper skips $9M debt payment |
Isn't this a nothing burger?
If they have a positive cash flow and can't meet their debt obligations don't you just wipe out the current owners and convert the debt into equity? |
Topic: Do doomers fear geniuses? |
diemos
Replies: 52
Views: 2370
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:05 am Subject: Re: Do doomers fear geniuses? |
It would be nice to find out what the kid actually did without it being filtered through some clueless reporter.
Since an infinitly good solar cell can only absorb 100% of incident light, and this ... |
Topic: FNM adequately capitalized, and in no danger of failing |
diemos
Replies: 4
Views: 295
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:33 pm Subject: Re: FNM adequately capitalized, and in no danger of failing |
Whatever happened to the muckrakers?
They're right here in the blogosphere. All around you. I gave up on the MSM years ago. |
Topic: Will Large Hadron Collider Explain Accelerating Universe? |
diemos
Replies: 32
Views: 1520
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:01 pm Subject: Re: Energy Source For Accelerating Universe? |
Exactly! Well put. The hypothetical material, dark matter, comes in pretty handy to make the ever-expanding theory work.
Dark Energy.
Dark Matter is the hypothetical stuff we made up to e ... |
Topic: Will Large Hadron Collider Explain Accelerating Universe? |
diemos
Replies: 32
Views: 1520
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:51 pm Subject: Re: Energy Source For Accelerating Universe? |
... but I'm having a terrible time getting my mind wrapped around that bizarre idea.
In Douglas Adam's books there is the bistromatic drive, which uses the fact that numbers written on the check p ... |
Topic: Does oil keep earths core cool? |
diemos
Replies: 31
Views: 1818
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Forum: Environment Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:53 pm Subject: Re: Does oil keep earths core cool? |
"And I'm afraid your post does nothing to help the person"
I thought about doing a serious post but I couldn't get past "Where to begin?" A discussion of mechanisms for heat generation and thermal ... |
Topic: Does oil keep earths core cool? |
diemos
Replies: 31
Views: 1818
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Forum: Environment Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:13 pm Subject: Re: Does oil keep earths core cool? |
Yup. The real cause of global warming is that the earth has gone beyond it's 3 billion mile oil change. (We should probably change the air filter while we're at it too.)
I'm afraid your post reve ... |
Topic: Do you eat meat? |
diemos
Replies: 221
Views: 4717
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Forum: Population & Carrying Capacity Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:29 pm Subject: Re: Do you eat meat? |
Enjoy the good times while they're here.
The bad times will come soon enough regardless of whether you enjoy the good times or not.
Eat meat. Take a trip to macchu pichu. Use one of those pati ... |
Topic: WTF I am now agreeing with Bush!!! |
diemos
Replies: 9
Views: 1053
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:15 pm Subject: Re: WTF I am now agreeing with Bush!!! |
It's just politics.
They know bush won't do it so they're suggesting it to make him look like a big meanie to the sheeple. |
Topic: What would you do? |
diemos
Replies: 26
Views: 2155
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:49 pm Subject: Re: What would you do? |
| I wouldn't make major life decisions so soon after having all that happen to me. |
Topic: Milwaukee food riot |
diemos
Replies: 134
Views: 7065
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:31 pm Subject: Re: Milwaukee food riot |
"If someone was giving away free food in my home town there would be hundreds if not thousands ready to line up."
I think this has less to do with imminent mass starvation than with the modern "gim ... |
Topic: Hybrid sales plunge as demand keeps rising |
diemos
Replies: 27
Views: 1853
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:32 pm Subject: Re: Hybrid sales plunge as demand keeps rising |
Huh?
If fewer units are being sold despite screaming demand then there must be a bottleneck in production or supply is being diverted to other markets.
Anyone know the real story?
Well, I'd h ... |
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