A few days ago, i wondered if a wall made out of batteries would stop ionising radiation, since that tends to steal electrons, just like free radicals.
Politicians are currently deciding where to build ITER, the prototype reactor. Europe and Japan both want it. It costs 4.6x10E9 euros in parts and will take about 10 years to build. Running it for 20 years will cost about the same.
ITER will provide the knowledge for DEMO, the first model fusion reactor, to be operational 5 years after. Followed by commercial reactors.
Tests were devised in which tanks containing liquid hydrogen under pressure were ruptured. In many cases, the hydrogen quickly escaped without ignition. The experimenters then provided a rocket squib (a small powder charge) to ignite the escaping, hydrogen. The resulting fireball quickly dissipated because of the rapid flame speed of hydrogen and its low density. Containers of hydrogen and gasoline were placed side by side and ruptured. When the hydrogen can was ruptured and ignited, the flame quickly dissipated -, but when the same thing was done with gasoline, the gasoline and flame stayed near the container and did much more damage. The gasoline fire was an order of magnitude more severe than the hydrogen fire. The experimenters tried to induce hydrogen to explode, with limited success. In 61 attempts, only two explosions occurred and in both, they had to mix oxygen with the hydrogen. Their largest explosion was produced by mixing a half liter of liquid oxygen with a similar volume of liquid hydrogen. Johnson and Rich were convinced that, with proper care, liquid hydrogen could be handled quite safely and was a practical fuel-a conclusion that was amply verified by the space program in the 1960s. At the time, however, Johnson and Rich filmed their fire and explosion experiments to convince doubters.
The confidence of Johnson and Rich in hydrogen handling was not always shared by their hydrogen consultant, Russell Scott, who was often amazed at what he saw going on in the test areas of Fort Robertson.14 The facility, however, was well equipped with an explosion-proof electrical system, non-sparking safety tools, hydrogen sniffers or monitors, and other safety devices. In the three years of work and the handling of thousands of liters of liquid hydrogen, there was not a single accident caused by hydrogen. There was, however, one close call. In keeping with Kelly Johnson's philosophy of austerity, the ovens used for simulating hot wing temperatures of Mach 2.5 flight were made partially of wood. There were five such ovens, and early one morning, about 2 a.m., one of them caught fire. The Skunk Works personnel, including Rich, were summoned because the fire department could not be called, for security reasons. At the time there were 2000 liters of liquid hydrogen stored in the area and Rich decided that the best course of action was to dump the liquid hydrogen on the ground. It was winter and very humid; the cold hydrogen quickly filled the revetment with fog about five feet thick. Rich and about two dozen other people were in the revetment and all they could see of each other were their heads, an eerie sight. Luckily, the hydrogen did not ignite.
I wonder if it's as idiot proof as gasoline, though...
and John F Kennedy nearly annihilated the entire planet because he wouldn't just make a deal with the russians (sure it would be a small sign of weakness, but jesus christ, the alternative is crazy).
That's speculation. Like WMDs. Though the WMDs were really produced somewhere...
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If a computer can do it, so can this Turing Machine implemented in Conway's Game of Life. It's just a little slow.
I think that doing "stupid" stuff is way to relax the brain. People just need to be aware that it could be harming others and/or themselves.
This didn't work when my Antivir update popped up today and interrupted my fullscreen app.
#2: Tog should get a UPS,
#4: pay more attention to what settings he's clicking,
#5: and name his files better if sorting is such an issue.
The others are harder to fix yourself.
I'd put focus stealing on #1 due to its frequency of harm.
1. Use mime-type.
2. Use extension.
3. Use content.
Skipping the first two, when they are present, is not normal.
A few days ago, i wondered if a wall made out of batteries would stop ionising radiation, since that tends to steal electrons, just like free radicals.
What the heck ever happend to Fusion,
Politicians are currently deciding where to build ITER, the prototype reactor. Europe and Japan both want it. It costs 4.6x10E9 euros in parts and will take about 10 years to build. Running it for 20 years will cost about the same.
ITER will provide the knowledge for DEMO, the first model fusion reactor, to be operational 5 years after. Followed by commercial reactors.
According to this EFDA folder.
I wonder if it's as idiot proof as gasoline, though...
Approval Voting fixes all your woes.
Question is: Are you fast enough to utilise the Seebeck effect? ;)
But wasn't the Holy Bible of Christianity written/compiled around 600AD?
Heat is energy too...
They use it for going, then. Smart to be fail-safe in case of power loss. :)
It is, though.
Operating systems differ. Thus the apps must be specific to run properly.
Which is to blame for the lack of speed here? *reminded of only being able to run crappy WMs at a reasonable speed on my old Pentium 200*
Maybe vires checkers should find a less spooky name.
That shows their lack of faith in the "official version".
So you're saying the rich won't pocket the money they save, but sell their products cheaper in order to crush competitors?
I'm all for this if it means quality products and less harmful waste.
Until it leaves the womb, it's a parasite.
Thanks. I spotted a phreaker ref. :)
That's a caterpillar, not a worm.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!
and John F Kennedy nearly annihilated the entire planet because he wouldn't just make a deal with the russians (sure it would be a small sign of weakness, but jesus christ, the alternative is crazy).
That's speculation. Like WMDs. Though the WMDs were really produced somewhere...
Would you rather have:
Two people who love eachother raising a child.
Two people who don't love eachother raising a child.
What if the people were gay?
Either way, what if they didn't love the child?
Only if they form Voltron.