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DISMASTED - told you so . . .
On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:48:19 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/...cro-nuclear-12 .17b.html Wilbur Hubbard Twenty feet by six feet? Can't see getting that into my forty-footer. No, but half again to 10 feet by 3 feet is barely bigger than the average engine in a sport fishing boat. |
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Gogarty wrote:
In article , says... I wouldn't want to do a non-stop. Wouldn't be doing it for any record or bragging rites, but rather to see the sites and enjoy the trip and people encountered along the way like you or someone else wrote earlier. Just can't imagine sailing past all those beautiful South Pacific islands and not wanting to visit. For a sobering look and a good read about those beautiful South Pacific islands, read "The Sex Lives of Cannibals" by J Marten Troost. It's a bit of a wake up. G Miss Lonely Hearts. Typee. And speaking of beautiful South Pacific islands. You've all heard how some of them are sinking into the ocean and villages are disappearing underwater all due to global warming and rising seas. I often wondered why it was only some of them and now I see the light! http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bre...-95487019.html G |
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... On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:46:06 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:51:40 -0400, wrote: There have been nuclear powered subs for quite a long time, Wayne. It's not really a secret. :-) Yes but those reactors are the size of a trawler, not sized for a trawler. My idea of small scale is something that fits in a large closet or similar. I think hydrogen fuel cells have a lot more promise for this application! Maybe just a few years away. I hope you're right. It would certainly open up some possibilities! No it won't open up any possibilities. Just where do you think you're gonna be able to get your tanks filled with hydrogen? Duh! There is not one single marina offering hydrogen fills to date. Total pie in the sky is what you're talking about. Wilbur Hubbard |
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DISMASTED - told you so . . .
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... On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:26:33 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:46:06 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:51:40 -0400, wrote: There have been nuclear powered subs for quite a long time, Wayne. It's not really a secret. :-) Yes but those reactors are the size of a trawler, not sized for a trawler. My idea of small scale is something that fits in a large closet or similar. I think hydrogen fuel cells have a lot more promise for this application! Maybe just a few years away. I hope you're right. It would certainly open up some possibilities! No it won't open up any possibilities. Just where do you think you're gonna be able to get your tanks filled with hydrogen? Duh! There is not one single marina offering hydrogen fills to date. Total pie in the sky is what you're talking about. Wilbur Hubbard Yeah, and those stupid Wright Brothers. Didn't they realize that there were no airports for airplanes to use? Poppycock. Why do you think they used the beach for their flight? Natural airport, huh? So, stop with the dumb side-stepping and explain how a handful of Rubes geeking around with hydrogen fuel cells are going to inspire marinas to go to the very great expense of providing hydrogen for customers who are not forthcoming? Wilbur Hubbard |
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DISMASTED - told you so . . .
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... On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:14:48 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:26:33 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: wrote in message m... On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:46:06 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:51:40 -0400, wrote: There have been nuclear powered subs for quite a long time, Wayne. It's not really a secret. :-) Yes but those reactors are the size of a trawler, not sized for a trawler. My idea of small scale is something that fits in a large closet or similar. I think hydrogen fuel cells have a lot more promise for this application! Maybe just a few years away. I hope you're right. It would certainly open up some possibilities! No it won't open up any possibilities. Just where do you think you're gonna be able to get your tanks filled with hydrogen? Duh! There is not one single marina offering hydrogen fills to date. Total pie in the sky is what you're talking about. Wilbur Hubbard Yeah, and those stupid Wright Brothers. Didn't they realize that there were no airports for airplanes to use? Poppycock. Why do you think they used the beach for their flight? Natural airport, huh? Yeah, but why try to develop airplanes without an infrastructure already in place to make them commercially viable? I think your shoelaces are untied... I think you've missed the point entirely. The Wright brothers weren't the least bit interested in a commercial or private aircraft industry. They were just out to show people could fly a heavier than air machine. Wilbur Hubbard |
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DISMASTED - told you so . . .
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... On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:40:40 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:14:48 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: wrote in message m... On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:26:33 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote: wrote in message news:mvle16d1eicno879riv36fl127tv65lphg@4ax. com... On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:46:06 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:51:40 -0400, wrote: There have been nuclear powered subs for quite a long time, Wayne. It's not really a secret. :-) Yes but those reactors are the size of a trawler, not sized for a trawler. My idea of small scale is something that fits in a large closet or similar. I think hydrogen fuel cells have a lot more promise for this application! Maybe just a few years away. I hope you're right. It would certainly open up some possibilities! No it won't open up any possibilities. Just where do you think you're gonna be able to get your tanks filled with hydrogen? Duh! There is not one single marina offering hydrogen fills to date. Total pie in the sky is what you're talking about. Wilbur Hubbard Yeah, and those stupid Wright Brothers. Didn't they realize that there were no airports for airplanes to use? Poppycock. Why do you think they used the beach for their flight? Natural airport, huh? Yeah, but why try to develop airplanes without an infrastructure already in place to make them commercially viable? I think your shoelaces are untied... I think you've missed the point entirely. The Wright brothers weren't the least bit interested in a commercial or private aircraft industry. They were just out to show people could fly a heavier than air machine. Wilbur Hubbard I KNOW your shoelaces are untied. For your information, I wear sandals that have hook and loop fasteners on the straps. When I'm not wearing sandals I'm bare footed. Wilbur Hubbard |
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DISMASTED - told you so . . .
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:33:02 -0400, wrote:
If you are correct that it takes more electricity to make the hydrogen than the amount of electricity a fuel cell produces, then how do you explain the savings realized by public buildings powered by fuel cells? Are those buildings using hydrogen or natural gas as input to the fuel cell? |
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DISMASTED - told you so . . .
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:08:03 -0700, Gordon wrote:
And speaking of beautiful South Pacific islands. You've all heard how some of them are sinking into the ocean and villages are disappearing underwater all due to global warming and rising seas. I kind of thought our boat was floating a little higher this morning. How long until we reach the moon? |
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