[Vo]:Toyota Concept EV

2008-12-27 Thread Terry Blanton
http://www.freep.com/article/20081223/BUSINESS01/81223038 Toyota's electric car smaller than Prius By BRENT SNAVELY • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • December 23, 2008 Toyota said today that a battery electric car concept that will debut at the 2009 North American International Auto show will be

Re: [Vo]:Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread Terry Blanton
Actually, they are not selling the heater, they're selling the mantle. http://todstrohblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/miracle.html http://www.electricfireplacesdirect.com/EFD/amish-fireplace-v2.html?gclid=COyt2PSQ4ZcCFQWcnAodI3NkCw http://snipurl.com/95ui6 If you want the 1500 W heater alone, you

Re: [Vo]:Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jeff Fink rev...@ptd.net wrote: I have been seeing ads for a portable plug in electric fire place that uses as much electricity as a kitchen coffee maker but puts out 5000 watts of heat. Has anybody checked this out from an o.u. perspective? Coffee makers consume ~900 W. If this thing puts

Re: [Vo]:Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread leaking pen
Looking up online, it uses 1500 watts, and claims 5119 btus. so, just about 100 percent efficiency in making heat, but most electric heaters are that efficient. On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Jeff Fink rev...@ptd.net wrote: I have been seeing ads

[Vo]:Bad predictions for 2008

2008-12-27 Thread Horace Heffner
Here are some doozies: http://www.financialarmageddon.com/2008/12/in-the-realm-of-shilldom- and-the-criminally-corrupt.html#comments http://tinyurl.com/9z9wm6 The original source: http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/dec2008/ db20081224_028134_page_2.htm

RE: [Vo]:Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread Jeff Fink
The TV spot said 5000 watts. Pehaps the ad writer sees no difference between watts and btu's. You could never tap a 110vac outlet for 5000 watts of power without tripping the 15A or 20A breaker immediately. On the other hand, a 900 watt space heater will not do effective heating in any but the

Re: [Vo]:Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread leaking pen
its a goof up between watts and btus, and according to their own specs, its 1500 watts. and yes, if you go to their website, they suggest moving it from room to room with you spot heating as how you save money. On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Jeff Fink rev...@ptd.net wrote: The TV spot said

Re: [Vo]:Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread Mike Carrell
As far as I can tell, it is a 1500 watt heater with a transverse flow blower at the top, which can quietly project a laminar flow of warm across a room. It is much more effective than a circular fan. It has has a decorative flame effect. And, like Smucker's jam, with a name like Amish, it's got

Re: [Vo]:Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jeff Fink wrote: On the other hand, a 900 watt space heater will not do effective heating in any but the smallest rooms. Actually, this is enough to keep a small bedroom livable in Atlanta when the power fails. It is way better than nothing. Have you ever noticed that your coffee maker

[Vo]:New prospective matrix material for high temp LENR

2008-12-27 Thread Horace Heffner
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081219172129.htm http://tinyurl.com/9a648r Excess energy available from various reactions, including Ti + p and Ti+ D. It would be interesting to test this material in powdered and thin film form, though high tunneling rates probably have to be

[Vo]:OFF TOPIC Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

2008-12-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
Here is a story that ties together some of the outstanding themes of 2008. - Jed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup November 20 (Bloomberg) -- The Somali pirates, renegade Somalis known for hijacking ships for ransom in the Gulf of Aden, are

[Vo]:New prospective matrix material for high temp LENR

2008-12-27 Thread Horace Heffner
Given Be can be a major ingredient, this stuff is a prime candidate for LENR excess heat. Related PhD thesis: Designing Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites with High Toughness and Tensile Ductility by Douglas Clayton Hofmann

Re: [Vo]:Bad predictions for 2008

2008-12-27 Thread R C Macaulay
Howdy Horace, In the interest of science and creativity, Let's have everyone's prediction for year 2009. Keep it to a single prediction please. Please also keep your predictions factually, easily proven by facts. Richard's prediction for 2009.. all history books will be revised to state

Re: [Vo]:Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread leaking pen
mines rated at drawing 1200, and i just watched the commercial, they say btu, not watts. On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Jeff Fink wrote: On the other hand, a 900 watt space heater will not do effective heating in any but the smallest rooms.

Re: [Vo]:SHERMER BITES/Dog bites man; Michael Shermer attacks cold fusion

2008-12-27 Thread thomas malloy
Harbach Jak wrote: * * * SHERMER: This psuedo-intellect is a TRUE-BELIEVERIST in his personal RELIGION which is DEBUNKERISM masquerading as HEALTHY Shermer used to be a Christian, but rejected it in favor of Skepticism. I heard him debate the creationist, Dr. Dino. The doctor, IMHO,

Re: [Vo]:New prospective matrix material for high temp LENR

2008-12-27 Thread R C Macaulay
Howdy Horace, A scientist with Rice University Houston has reported developing a carbon matrix . I am searching for it on the web, previously reported in the Houston Chronicle. He is searching for ways to increase the storage of data but I think it has application within the LENR community.

Re: [Vo]:SHERMER BITES/Dog bites man; Michael Shermer attacks cold fusion

2008-12-27 Thread Horace Heffner
On Dec 27, 2008, at 6:51 PM, thomas malloy wrote: Harbach Jak wrote: * * * SHERMER: This psuedo-intellect is a TRUE-BELIEVERIST in his personal RELIGION which is DEBUNKERISM masquerading as HEALTHY Shermer used to be a Christian, but rejected it in favor of Skepticism. I heard him

Re: [Vo]:SHERMER BITES/Dog bites man; Michael Shermer attacks cold fusion

2008-12-27 Thread Horace Heffner
On Dec 27, 2008, at 6:51 PM, thomas malloy wrote: Harbach Jak wrote: * * * SHERMER: This psuedo-intellect is a TRUE-BELIEVERIST in his personal RELIGION which is DEBUNKERISM masquerading as HEALTHY Shermer used to be a Christian, but rejected it in favor of Skepticism. I heard him

Re: [Vo]:Crossties on Mars

2008-12-27 Thread thomas malloy
Horace Heffner wrote: On Dec 26, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Terry Blanton wrote: Well they *look* like crossties: http://thecrit.com/2008/08/05/nasa-mars-photo-leaked-wood-found-on- mars/ Take a look at an original photo at: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/n/

Re: [Vo]:Magnetized Target Fusion

2008-12-27 Thread thomas malloy
Horace Heffner wrote: On Dec 26, 2008, at 7:06 AM, Terry Blanton wrote: General Fusion offers a twist on LANL's research by using spherical force focusing reminiscent of Fat Man's explosives: http://www.popsci.com/node/3051 If you continue reading the article to here you find a most

[Vo]:testing the Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread thomas malloy
Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: a) Do you have a link to it? b) How much energy does the hypothetical coffee maker draw? 1 coffee maker is a nonstandard unit and it's hard to compare it with 5 kW. Jeff Fink wrote: I have been seeing ads for a portable plug in electric fire place that uses as

[Vo]:testing the Amish heater

2008-12-27 Thread thomas malloy
Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: a) Do you have a link to it? b) How much energy does the hypothetical coffee maker draw? 1 coffee maker is a nonstandard unit and it's hard to compare it with 5 kW. Jeff Fink wrote: I have been seeing ads for a portable plug in electric fire place that uses as