...or speeding. The law will not see it your way. For one thing, speeding tickets are an income stream. _____ TSOB ... From: Nick Andrews...
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Nick Andrews
nicothefabulous
Apr 22, 2010 2:12 pm
Speeding cannot cause a collision. It can intensify injuries, but it is never the cause of a collision. And you're right, it's not about safety at all, just...
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Jimmy Linville
keywalker4god
Apr 22, 2010 7:05 pm
Actually, a cure for aging is a scary concept. One possible cure would be to euthanize anyone turning 30. I would be dead twice over....
4920
Bruce
have_kybd_wi...
Apr 22, 2010 7:25 pm
Hmmm.... OK. Your best bet is not to get caught. I doubt your argument will get you off. Speaking from experience. I had a 1966 Chevelle with a 500 HP...
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Nick Andrews
nicothefabulous
Apr 22, 2010 7:42 pm
Cool, nice car! Bet you wish you still had it. New Camaro has about 500hp stock if you want to spend the $42k. When I drive, I don't go crazy, especially in...
4922
John Eh
j_woolsey
Apr 23, 2010 5:08 am
I am considering designs for Geothermal Power. The current design seems to be digging up your whole back yard and burying piping everywhere to pump air through...
4923
Terrance
evil666demonic
Apr 23, 2010 3:05 pm
I believe I am looking into a similar installation on a property I'm thinking of buying. We call it a "ground source heat pump". Instead of burying a huge...
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Dave
wa4qal
Apr 23, 2010 6:31 pm
... Also, better make sure you're licensed for any RF that you're spewing out, since a single FCC fine for unlicensed transmission will make a whole hand full...
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Bruce
have_kybd_wi...
Apr 23, 2010 7:41 pm
Dave, LOL... Well he can't say we didn't warn him... I think adding the tinfoil to any rotating object helps, at least for long enough to get down to speed....
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Nick Andrews
nicothefabulous
Apr 23, 2010 9:33 pm
Yet another reason why it's okay to add some iron to the diets of the local plants in the areas where speed traps commonly park. A few pounds of roofing nails...
4927
imageiteverywhere
imageitevery...
Apr 23, 2010 10:10 pm
... I'd think that wire would wouldn't transmit the thermal energy you need. The other issue is if the earth it is buried in is dry, the earth will act as an...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Apr 23, 2010 10:55 pm
Move to New Zealand, they've been using geothermal for centuries ;-) Aluiminium isn't the best conductor, so that's a problem. Copper would be better,...
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BRIAN JENSEN
brianedwardj...
Apr 24, 2010 12:00 am
First of all, this is not geothermal power. Power is work, force times distance. Heat must be at a couple hundred degrees at least to get much power out of it....
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Apr 24, 2010 12:53 am
Hi Brian, The term "Power" these days is synonymous to current, or electricity. With all the talk about wires under the ground I needed clarification on what...
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Yurtle Turtle
yurtle_t
Apr 24, 2010 1:18 am
"Power is synonymous to current, or electricity"??? "Heat is not power but electricity can be derived from heat." Good god man! You scientists aren't mad,...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Apr 24, 2010 3:09 am
Hello Yurtle Turtle, In today's terminology, power "is" synonymous to electricity. Ask someone where they get the "power" to turn on their lights, and they ...
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William Carr
Jkirk3279
Apr 24, 2010 4:23 pm
... Actually, plastic can conduct electricity and has been used to make circuits....
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M W
rd232d
Apr 25, 2010 2:58 am
Just to be silly & FWIW: Silver is better at conducing heat than Copper, and of all things Diamond is better than Silver. If you could align Graphite to...
4935
pharseid378
Apr 25, 2010 3:33 pm
Yes and while there are conductive plastics, all of these that I know of (and I have a book about conductive plastics around here somewhere) are pretty bad...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Apr 26, 2010 12:52 am
... Are you saying that aluminium wire is used for electrical circuits for space flight? The problem with aluminium for use in electrical applications is that...
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Dave
wa4qal
Apr 26, 2010 3:42 pm
... I don't think that's the case, but I don't have a reference to prove it at the moment. ... The largest issue is that the coefficient of thermal expansion...
4938
pharseid378
Apr 26, 2010 5:17 pm
Well no, I was saying that the conductivity of aluminum on a per pound basis was better than copper....
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Apr 27, 2010 10:13 am
... Moisture aids a galvanic reaction, but a galvanic reaction will still happen regardless. This is a good thing for certain applications, but not for...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Apr 27, 2010 10:14 am
... Well this is a problem, and something that people need reminding of. A pound of copper has far less volume than a pound of aluminium. Where volume is an...
4941
imageiteverywhere
imageitevery...
Apr 28, 2010 8:10 pm
Galvanized steel might also be another good alternative. fred...
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Dave
wa4qal
Apr 29, 2010 2:26 pm
... In general, steel is an awful conductor, and galvanized steel is even worse. The problem is that, due to the skin effect, the current on a conductor flows...
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Steve Greenfield
alienrelics
Apr 30, 2010 3:11 am
What are we even talking about now? The skin effect doesn't start to kick in until you get up in the megahertz range. The ferrous properties of steel will have...
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BRIAN JENSEN
brianedwardj...
Apr 30, 2010 3:56 am
Per the Copperweld Company website, copperweld wire is used for ground wire. Per Wikipedia, power transmission lines are made of aluminum allow. Steve is...
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Bert Hickman
bert_hickman
Apr 30, 2010 5:04 am
Actually, skin effect is quite noticeable even at 60 Hz. The skin depths for copper or aluminum conductors at 60 Hz are 0.336" and 0.430" respectively. It's...
4946
pharseid378
Apr 30, 2010 10:46 pm
Okay, since this thread has degenerated into an orgy of nitpicking, let me join in by saying that removing the core of a material does not increase its...
