Back in school we did an experiment on mud crabs with the similar results. We progressively cooled them down and measured their responses (forget how). Soon got bored and left them in the freezer. Remembered next day and found them (unsurprisingly) frozen completely solid in a block of ice. Thawed them out and the little buggers walked away. Our teacher nearly fell over in surprise!
Same thing happens with alpine Wetas (Native NZ crickets). In heavy frosts they freeze solid overnight and thaw out the next day. Research shows they have an antifreeze in their blood which helps to prevent ice xtals forming.
Hmm.. seems to me no one has really considered other options in flywheel technology. How 'bout eliminating inertia altogether - Rotate the flywheel in two directions at once. Forget the electric motor and use superconducting magnets in the rotor itself. Before you poopoo this comment check out the guys at
http://www.inertialessdrive.co.nz
who are fiddling with this concept as we speak. They have some pretty awesome applications for this technology already. NO, IM NOT AN EMPLOYEE. (I'm gonna buy the water magnetiser just because it sounds so avante garde)
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Back in school we did an experiment on mud crabs with the similar results. We progressively cooled them down and measured their responses (forget how). Soon got bored and left them in the freezer. Remembered next day and found them (unsurprisingly) frozen completely solid in a block of ice. Thawed them out and the little buggers walked away. Our teacher nearly fell over in surprise!
Same thing happens with alpine Wetas (Native NZ crickets). In heavy frosts they freeze solid overnight and thaw out the next day. Research shows they have an antifreeze in their blood which helps to prevent ice xtals forming.
- http://www.inertialessdrive.co.nz
who are fiddling with this concept as we speak. They have some pretty awesome applications for this technology already. NO, IM NOT AN EMPLOYEE. (I'm gonna buy the water magnetiser just because it sounds so avante garde)