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To: muawiyah
We'll also tap the aurora in Alaska.

No mention of lightning; THAT'S the trick I want to see ...




Here's looking at you kid.

8 posted on 12/29/2010 5:06:02 PM PST by _Jim (Conspiracy theories are the favored tools of the weak-minded.)
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To: _Jim

Capture lightning for power.

In a high voltage class while getting my BSEE we had to calculate the energy in a lightning strike.

The power is immense, but the energy is actually relatively small due to the very short duration.

Even in Florida it would cost more to build than the energy recovered over a couple decades.


11 posted on 12/29/2010 5:46:11 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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