[Vo]:Tesla Unveils Model S

2009-03-27 Thread Terry Blanton
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/03/26/tesla-model-s-50-000-ev-sedan-seats-seven-300-mile-range-0-6/ http://snipurl.com/enxyc [www_autobloggreen_com] Leaping Leopards, Batman! It looks like a Jaguar. Terry

[Vo]:Electric Cars for All

2009-03-27 Thread Terry Blanton
Interview with Better Place CEO: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/electric-cars-for-all-no-really-this-time/ http://snipurl.com/eo5wk [pogue_blogs_nytimes_com] Terry

RE: [Vo]:Electric Cars for All

2009-03-27 Thread Jones Beene
I hope they do not jump the gun just to be the first - and pick the wrong battery technology - LiFePo is still an order of magnitude too expensive. OK - I know we are all disappointed that the EEStor is not out yet. http://bariumtitanate.blogspot.com/ ... but all indications are that there have

[Vo]:tipping point speculation

2009-03-27 Thread OrionWorks
One gets the distinct impression that battery technology is following a similar pattern of incremental improvement similar to what happened within the microprocessor industry, which eventually spawned the personal computer era. Any predictions as to how (and when) the tipping point might

[Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread Harry Veeder
LENR? Harry Electrolux vacuum explodes, causing third-degree burns Last Updated: Friday, March 27, 2009 | 10:19 AM ET Comments44Recommend29 CBC News A woman is recovering from third-degree burns to her left palm after the cordless vacuum she was using to clean the stairs in her Richmond,

Re: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread leaking pen
Static buildup, ignition of dust. I've heard of several cases where the static buildup from the cyclone style canister vacs spark and ignite some of the deodorizing powders that have become popular. I got good 5 inch arcs off a vacuum once, so I can believe it. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:15 AM,

RE: [Vo]:toroid hho

2009-03-27 Thread Jones Beene
That vid was removed but do you see gainfulness there in any of his videos? I don't really see an anomaly - other than the likelihood (zero proof provided) that an IC engine will run on hydrogen at a higher Carnot efficiency than gasoline. (as high as 50% vs 25%) but this was already well

Re: [Vo]:Electric Cars for All

2009-03-27 Thread Terry Blanton
They seem to have planned for changes in battery technology. EEStor could simply be Gen2 battery. Terry On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote: I hope they do not jump the gun just to be the first - and pick the wrong battery technology - LiFePo is still an

Re: [Vo]:ref QED

2009-03-27 Thread Horace Heffner
On Mar 25, 2009, at 6:10 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:46:46 -0800: Hi, [snip] On Mar 23, 2009, at 1:05 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: I think the electron doesn't spiral into the nucleus because it doesn't have enough angular

RE: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread Jones Beene
Since it was a cordless, there was likely a lithium battery. These batteries have a history of overheating and explosion. It could be coincidental, of course, that the batteries contain lithium hydroxide which has been used successfully as the electrolyte in cold fusion experiments. Jones

Re: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread Mark S Bilk
Downloading and magnifying the upper photo appears to show that the top visible cell of the battery (still mostly inside the handle) had burst, blowing a hole in the handle. Those cells are pretty small, and if they can power the motor for a while they must contain a substantial amount of

Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion Discovery Science Channel on TV this Friday night

2009-03-27 Thread OrionWorks
From Steven Krivit: COLD FUSION - LENR - ACS - SPAWAR Friday night Cable - Science Channel Friday March 27 From the producer:  We are editing the show today and it will air on the discovery Science Channel tomorrow night at 10pm (possibly 7pm PST - so check your listings). I browsed the

Re: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Jones wrote: Since it was a cordless, there was likely a lithium battery. These batteries have a history of overheating and explosion. Mark S Bilk wrote: Downloading and magnifying the upper photo appears to show that the top visible cell of the battery (still mostly inside the handle)

Re: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread leaking pen
Darn. so much for my exploding static vortex dust cyclone idea. damn you and your logic! On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com wrote: Jones wrote: Since it was a cordless, there was likely a lithium battery. These batteries have a history of overheating and

Re: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread mixent
In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:39 -0400: Hi, [snip] The conventional explanation is an internal short, however I wonder about that. An internal short can't be any worse than an external short, so has anyone managed to cause a fully charged battery to explode simply

Re: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread mixent
In reply to leaking pen's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:36:58 -0700: Hi, [snip] Darn. so much for my exploding static vortex dust cyclone idea. damn you and your logic! Note also that the casing that holds the batteries has been blown away. This is clearly due to an explosion from within.

Re: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread leaking pen
all i can plead is that my work internet filters prevent me from seeing the picture, and i skimmed the article. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:44 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to  leaking pen's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:36:58 -0700: Hi, [snip] Darn.  so much for my exploding static

[Vo]:Lawnmower Man

2009-03-27 Thread peter veldman
hi. i think this may be weird for you. but i found your plans for a water powerd lawn mower. i wonder could i have som pics and scematics for this thing. i think i want to build it. and it does not work witout your help. link to page were i found your e-mail.

Re: [Vo]:ref QED

2009-03-27 Thread mixent
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:50:56 -0800: Hi, [snip] In my model, the spin angular momentum of the electron is not a magical quantum property at all, and can in fact be less than h_stripe / 2. Each successive sub_ground state orbital has less angular

[Vo]:Power Tower trees, to be introduce into the market around 2011

2009-03-27 Thread OrionWorks
This from the latest issue of my Kiplinger Letter, March 27. Under the ENERGY section: ** Is it an oak, maple or birch? No, it's a power tower...a generating system designed to mimic a tree's form, using it to capture both solar and wind energy. Wafer thin leaves

[Vo]:Bob Park now calls it unimportant science.

2009-03-27 Thread Harry Veeder
Bob Park What's New Friday 27 Mar 09 4. COLD FUSION: TWENTY YEARS LATER, IT’S STILL COLD. Monday was the 20th anniversary of the infamous press conference called by the University of Utah in Salt Lake City to announce the discovery of Cold Fusion. The sun warmed the Earth that day as it

Re: [Vo]:Bob Park now calls it unimportant science.

2009-03-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
Will wonders never cease! Seriously, I never thought he would concede even this much. Perhaps we should ask him, now that he agrees it is science, whether he still thinks he Zimmerman were wise to root and fire anyone who believes in cold fusion and whether he now takes back his WaPost

Re: [Vo]:Bob Park Concedes: LENR is Real Science

2009-03-27 Thread mixent
In reply to Steven Krivit's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:56:27 -0800: Hi, [snip] http://newenergytimes.com/v2/blog/ You ask - What else could it be? and reply with ultra-low momentum neutron-catalyzed reactions. Here are a few other options for you:- Replace the ultra-cold neutrons with

Re: [Vo]:toroid hho

2009-03-27 Thread mixent
In reply to Zachary Jones's message of Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:51:19 -0700: Hi, [snip] nice show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRz0a2qiCtcfeature=channel_page The radial current acts against the Earth's magnetic field to create a rotary force acting on the charge carrier (in this case the

Re: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:39 -0400: Hi, [snip] The conventional explanation is an internal short, however I wonder about that. An internal short can't be any worse than an external short, so has anyone managed to cause a

Re: [Vo]:tipping point speculation

2009-03-27 Thread grok
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 As the smoke cleared, OrionWorks svj.orionwo...@gmail.com mounted the barricade and roared out: Of particular interest to me would be when affordable all-electrics manufactured for the masses would turn out to be cheaper to buy and maintain, even

Re: [Vo]:Bob Park now calls it unimportant science.

2009-03-27 Thread Steven Krivit
Jed, I share your amazement. Generally the prediction goes that they never concede, they take their views with them to the grave. When I first heard that Voodoo Bob conceded reality of LENR behind closed doors at a DoE meeting on Dec. 12, 2006 I tried to contact him. He avoided me. Can't

Re: [Vo]:OT: exploding cordless vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread mixent
In reply to Stephen A. Lawrence's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:49:13 -0400: Hi, [snip] mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:39 -0400: Hi, [snip] The conventional explanation is an internal short, however I wonder about that. An

Re: [Vo]:tipping point speculation

2009-03-27 Thread mixent
In reply to grok's message of Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:39:29 -0700: Hi, [snip] There's a lot of hectarage out there that has to go back under the plough - -- or back to Nature. This I agree with. Cities should never be built on potential farm land. They should be built in deserts, or on marginal