Nick notes that there's something funny if an array reduces effective wind for a peleton of sweaty b icy clistes, but increases it for a bunch of spinning turbines. And he's dead right! A nd these are legitimate, rational questions that an intelligen t layman should ask. The answer is that the science writer is propagating BS, as is often the case. Did anyone hear it? I have been in contact with the autho r , my friend, John Dabiri, who told me they weren't ready to release their paper yet but he'd send me ASAP! When I study it, I'll brief Friamers on the content, and its validity. I dunno! And I'd like to read.
Dick Feynman used to say unofficially that he never read papers, but if you told him the title and the author , he would tell you what it was about and why it was wrong!! A good approach for genius , but bey ond me! Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. 1454 Miracerros Loop South, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505,USA tel:(505)983-7728
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