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Electricity Collected from the Air Could Become the Newest Alternative Energy Source
Environmental Resource Center ^
| 8/30/2010
Posted on 08/30/2010 4:59:04 PM PDT by EBH
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To: EBH
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posted on
08/30/2010 6:18:17 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Political correctness in America today is a Rip Van Winkle acid trip.)
To: EBH
A capacitor left sitting with the leads open will take on a charge from the surronding air. Short the leads together and you may see a spark. They are usually shipped with the leads shorted together. Imagine a very large cap. such as the 2 sides of a small canyon. If a way to discharge the cap without damageing equipment at the same time, you would have a source of power from the air. An electrical engineer could explain this better than I can.
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posted on
08/30/2010 6:19:16 PM PDT
by
Waco
(From Seward to Sarah)
To: WellyP
Isn't that what lightning rods are for?
To: EBH
44
posted on
08/30/2010 6:21:38 PM PDT
by
4buttons
To: carenot
Tesla Tower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardenclyffe_Tower
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posted on
08/30/2010 6:22:21 PM PDT
by
whence911
(Here illegally? Go home. Get in line!)
To: carenot
“Tesla had a tower up. The government (ours) tore it down. It used to be in the encyclopedias.”
-it used to be in Long Island:)
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posted on
08/30/2010 6:23:10 PM PDT
by
4buttons
To: Rebelbase
-corner of Laguardia Place and Bleecker Street, NYC. Composite photo.
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posted on
08/30/2010 6:25:49 PM PDT
by
4buttons
To: 4buttons
let's save a few bucks and hire these kids
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posted on
08/30/2010 6:48:00 PM PDT
by
stylin19a
(Never buy a putter until you first get a chance to throw it)
To: Boogieman
Eliminate lightning and the dominate source of nitrogen to plants & soils is gone.
To: EBH
Electricity Collected from the Air Could Become the Newest Alternative Energy Source Yep, that'll work... because air has so much energy in it. All that nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and trace gases mixed in. Exxon will be out of business in six months. /unicorn crap
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posted on
08/30/2010 7:18:30 PM PDT
by
theymakemesick
( Filled with hatred for those that disagree, democrats are the most intolerant bigots on earth)
To: EBH
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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posted on
08/30/2010 7:40:23 PM PDT
by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: Interesting Times
Thanks for the ping.
I think a better approach would be lightning rods plus LARGE capacitors to store the charge.
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posted on
08/30/2010 8:13:53 PM PDT
by
zot
To: paulycy
“First, get a kite. Then a wire, a metal key and a bottle to trap the electricity in.
And it’s free!”
No, here’s what you do. Keep the string and the key part.
It’s been a very divisive time on Congress recently and something needs to be done to build bridges. As a gesture of friendship, the Republicans should invite all of the their Democrat counterparts out for a day of friendship and kite flying.
Of course it would need to be last minute and weather dependent; as everyone knows that kites perform the best when lightning bolts are nearby.
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posted on
08/30/2010 8:23:06 PM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(I aspire to a large carbon footprint; just like Al Gore's)
To: Wuli
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posted on
08/30/2010 9:18:59 PM PDT
by
GATOR NAVY
("The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -Dennis Prager)
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