Thank you for your kind words of encouragement Thomas. Often thought is stimulated by what can seem at first rather far fetched comments, yet on closer exam have a basis of scientific fact. A vortex tube is not a " fanciful" but a proven product manufactured in the USA. Our firm uses then in cooling certain instrument enclosures. A tornado has ceretain vortex tube characteristics although I don't recall the mention that we make one to farm the desert. Absurdities have their place, even in science. Meanwhile, the wheat straw is waiting for a fine scientific mind like yours to explain how..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "thomas malloy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 1:36 PM Subject: Re: ...upon the clouds of heaven...
> This thread reminds me of a science fiction story I read once. The > hero moved into the high desert and created a large tube extending > into the stratosphere. the cold air coming down caused water to > condense allowing him to garden. Given atmospheric turbulence this > scenario is fancyful, as is most science fiction, I find real science > much more interesting. > > >
