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The Gaze of the Abyss
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Energy problem solved - Thanks to U.S. Navy
Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.
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PF Ordo Hereticus
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- The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the Force.
Re: Energy problem solved - Thanks to U.S. Navy
I should point out that you use more energy to make the fuel than the fuel actually provides. Not to say it isn't useful, the Navy has several nuke powered vessels that can spare the energy and using them to produce fuel as well as their other roles or building purpose specific vessels with nuclear reactors to power the process can save the Navy a whole lot of moving oil tankers around and cuts down on part of the logistical migraines that the Navy deals in.
Making it viable to the rest of the population will sort of depend on what we've got available to power it. I think it could be made useful on a wider scale but it'll take some steps past
water > fuel > PROFIT!!!life itself was a lightsaber in his hands; even in the face of treachery and death and hopes gone cold, he burned like a candle in the darkness. Like a star shining in the black eternity of space.
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
"But those men who know anything at all about the Light also know that there is a fierceness to its power, like the bare sword of the law, or the white burning of the sun." Suddenly his voice sounded to Will very strong, and very Welsh. "At the very heart, that is. Other things, like humanity, and mercy, and charity, that most good men hold more precious than all else, they do not come first for the Light. Oh, sometimes they are there; often, indeed. But in the very long run the concern of you people is with the absolute good, ahead of all else..."
John Rowlands, The Grey King by Susan Cooper
"You come from the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve", said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth; be content."
Aslan, Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
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The Gaze of the Abyss
- Feb 2007
- 9295
- Alchemist and Neo-American Redneck Buddhist
- Frozen Northern Michigan, near Thunder Bay
- Where are the tweezers?
Re: Energy problem solved - Thanks to U.S. Navy
A main problem with power is the energy-to-weight ratio.
There are a lot of power sources, but they are too heavy to be portable, and so of limited usefulness (solar panels to power a car are impracticable, but solar panels to charge a battery to power a car is workable).
Use those sources to make jet fuel, in the same way that we use running water to generate electricity.Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.
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PF Ordo Hereticus
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- The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the Force.
Re: Energy problem solved - Thanks to U.S. Navy
Originally posted by nbdy View PostOr maybe not.life itself was a lightsaber in his hands; even in the face of treachery and death and hopes gone cold, he burned like a candle in the darkness. Like a star shining in the black eternity of space.
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
"But those men who know anything at all about the Light also know that there is a fierceness to its power, like the bare sword of the law, or the white burning of the sun." Suddenly his voice sounded to Will very strong, and very Welsh. "At the very heart, that is. Other things, like humanity, and mercy, and charity, that most good men hold more precious than all else, they do not come first for the Light. Oh, sometimes they are there; often, indeed. But in the very long run the concern of you people is with the absolute good, ahead of all else..."
John Rowlands, The Grey King by Susan Cooper
"You come from the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve", said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth; be content."
Aslan, Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
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The Gaze of the Abyss
- Feb 2007
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- Alchemist and Neo-American Redneck Buddhist
- Frozen Northern Michigan, near Thunder Bay
- Where are the tweezers?
Re: Energy problem solved - Thanks to U.S. Navy
Originally posted by MaskedOne View Post...but there are a number of uses for it to anyone who has easy access to a nuclear reactor and significantly less easy access to a conventional fuel supply.Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.
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Re: Energy problem solved - Thanks to U.S. Navy
Originally posted by MaskedOne View PostThat quote depends largely on who the target consumer is. Even with net loss, the ability for say a carrier to generate fuel for its battle group and its air wing instead of needing to send tankers to and from oil facilities is a major boon. It may or may not have a big impact on the civilian market but there are a number of uses for it to anyone who has easy access to a nuclear reactor and significantly less easy access to a conventional fuel supply.
"No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical." -- Niels Bohr
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The Gaze of the Abyss
- Feb 2007
- 9295
- Alchemist and Neo-American Redneck Buddhist
- Frozen Northern Michigan, near Thunder Bay
- Where are the tweezers?
Re: Energy problem solved - Thanks to U.S. Navy
Hyperbole, my friend, hyperbole.Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.
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Re: Energy problem solved - Thanks to U.S. Navy
Originally posted by nbdy View PostAh, but title promised "Energy Problem Solved." I felt it had been a bit oversold.
The invention of the microwave was a byproduct of RADAR...by a former Navy sailor.Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of HistoryPagan Devotionals, because the wind and the rain is our Bible
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