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28-Aug-2008, 05:18 PM
#46 | Lol, then we will need a Poop Cleanup job. | | Distinguished Member with 12,135 posts. | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England, UK :) Experience: Advanced |
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01-Sep-2008, 11:48 AM
#48 | Well here is a good question, i personally like the hydrogen idea IMO, but due to the fact that hydrogen is the most abundant recource in the universe and is just floating in space for the taking, why dont we just harvest it from there and put it in storage tanks which have a relay shuttle to go back and forth with the tanks which then can be delivered to the station? We have rockets and the technology to do such a thing. Heck, we could even make the thing computerized so its totally unmanned.
Also, just a question, how would we harvest water from ocean tide?
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01-Sep-2008, 12:02 PM
#49 | I think he means something like turbines like in dams. | | Moderator with 95,995 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Eastern PA, USA Experience: Advanced age & experience |
01-Sep-2008, 08:44 PM
#50 | I hope you're not serious about harvesting hydrogen in the manner you describe. | | Distinguished Member with 12,135 posts. | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England, UK :) Experience: Advanced |
01-Sep-2008, 09:07 PM
#51 | Can i have water powered car when i passed my driving tes.t
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02-Sep-2008, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnWill I hope you're not serious about harvesting hydrogen in the manner you describe.  | We're talking a very long trip with a very large "collector" (something like a plow). | | Distinguished Member with 5,083 posts. | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Experience: Intermediate |
02-Sep-2008, 05:03 PM
#53 | Yeah i realize that now  . But im just stating, if we manufacture power in space somehow it would be good as the pollution from it never comes to earth, last i checked we dont have people living on mars.Also, could you elaborate your water theory elvandil? | | Moderator with 95,995 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Eastern PA, USA Experience: Advanced age & experience |
02-Sep-2008, 07:19 PM
#54 | CCM, please watch your language, you know the rules here by now! | | Moderator with 36,822 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont |
03-Sep-2008, 03:53 PM
#55 | Quote:
Originally Posted by new tech guy Yeah i realize that now  . But im just stating, if we manufacture power in space somehow it would be good as the pollution from it never comes to earth, last i checked we dont have people living on mars.Also, could you elaborate your water theory elvandil? | I'm talking about the various ways they have developed for harnessing the power of tides, from long tubes that channel the water from the sea through huge pipes that then turn turbines, to the simpler ones that simply use the power of the changing water depths. But my reference was nothing about directly extracting power from water, but rather using the tidal forces to turn machinery. Nothing mysterious--just new applications of tried-and-true physics.
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03-Sep-2008, 11:26 PM
#56 | Oh ok, just wasnt sure how you would do that, but the problem is getting that power to remote areas that are far from oceans. | | Distinguished Member with 4,606 posts. | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Experience: Getting it |
04-Sep-2008, 07:36 AM
#57 | I imagine insurance companies are backing this 110%. Think of the accidents here in Canada where water actually freezes in the winter. Guess we'll have to heat the roads. That shouldn't take too much energy.
Maybe that is why it isn't pushed too hard yet. They are waiting for global warming to heat the roads first!
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04-Sep-2008, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by new tech guy Oh ok, just wasnt sure how you would do that, but the problem is getting that power to remote areas that are far from oceans. | I don't see distribution as much of a problem. They have power in the remotest areas. And the power grid is already monolithic, so much so, in fact, that it sends a huge 60-cycle EMF wave into space from the whole country (and neighboring ones). There is some variation, of course. It is not always 60-cycles. Power companies slow it down during times of heavy use and then later turn it up to make sure that clocks and equipment timed by the 60-cycle pulse will behave correctly.
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04-Sep-2008, 03:54 PM
#59 | Hmm interesting fact there elvandil. I would assume then all along the shore we would have facilities that harvest this power, amplify it, then distribute it. | | Moderator with 36,822 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont |
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