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Get an ACME Klein bottle!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the this-is-pretty-nuts dept.

ylle writes "I had to laugh when I found this webpage. If I only had found this before Christmas I know what I would have wished for. It's an amazing bargain; "You can convert your Acme Klein Bottle into an astonishing amount of energy, over 1023 ergs! Enough to power a small city for years. To get you started, we'll supply the necessary equation for free." " I was looking for a zero volume vessel just the other day. Ah well, its just wierd: enjoy it.

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  1. Electric cars - how much would they cost? by dattaway · · Score: 4

    Current home electrical systems and power plants would be overwhelmed if everyone ran out and got an electric car today.

    OK, I'm bored. Let's do some simple math.

    Let's consider the power involved and how much is generated by a typical 150 horsepower engine. That would be 150 horsepower(746watts/1` horsepower) = 112 kilowatts, or about 1017 amps at 110 volts.

    Driving down the highway would take, say, 30 horsepower. An hours worth of driving a day would be 30 horsepower(746watts/1 horsepower) = 22280 watts, or a ten hour charge at 110 volts would be (22280 watts/110 volts)/(10 hours) = 20.3 amps. How much would that cost for 30 days of driving at 8 cents per kilowat hour? (22280 watts/0.08 cents per kilowatt hour)(30 days)= $53.47. Ok, not bad. Don't forget industrial electrical rates are far lower at $0.02 cents per kilowatt hour and less!

  2. Cold fussy ions by Signal+11 · · Score: 4
    Aw, hell.. I can generate more energy by simply feeding my brother chili. The wind power could move turbines.. *cough*

    More seriously... the day somebody comes up with zero energy extraction is likely the same day the oil companies buy it out and don't let anyone else come near it for 50 years. No, I was serious about that - do you honestly think electric cars would NOT be around right now if Reagan (under the pressures of oil lobbying) hadn't pulled the plug (pardon the pun) on electric cars?

    1. Re:Cold fussy ions by MattXVI · · Score: 4
      "pulled the plug" - hehe.

      I've heard Reagan blamed for a lot of hilarious things before, but this one should win an award. What on earth did he have to do with the lack of electric cars? Maybe he tried to cut some DOE research funds. I would applaud such a decision. There's no reason for me to pay for the car-maker's research.

      The reason we aren't driving electric cars is because gas is cheaper than bottled water, and because they had (and have) pitiful acceleration. Also, it takes me a minute to fill my tank with gas, but hours to recharge batteries. Perhaps Reagan had the good sense to trust the market for them to open up on it's own accord.

      So, to answer your question, no, we would not be driving electric cars if Reagan hadn't succeeded in his evil conspiracy with the oil lobbyists. Do you have any evidence that would prove otherwise? As an aside, what makes you think Reagan would be more influenced by oil companies than by the electric companies and battery makers that would have benefitted? And what evidence to you have that he even talked to any lobbyists for eight years?

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  3. Slashdot Effect... by pen · · Score: 5
    While the admins scramble to see what the hell just happened, and then curse those damn Linux hippies, you can access the site here:

    http://www.google.com/sea rch?q=cache:www.kleinbottle.com/

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