"In the palm of my hand, in the form of a $49.99 flash ROM, I can hold a library rivaling that of Alexandria, for it contains not only every book that had been printed until 1200"
no doubt, since the printing press was invented in 1452
i've been thinking about the same thing - i don't think gas stations owned by oil companies would have a motive in selling ethanol fuel.
there may be other already in place infrastructure for distribution to consider though - widely spread chains like supermarkets, which WOULD sell denaturated ethanol fuel if there is a profit to make.
ethanol is without a doubt the best fuel to use in combustion engines. even henry ford envisioned it to be the main fuel for cars.
the only thing stopping more widespread use of ethanol is a slightly higher price compared to oil, which will be offset either sooner or later (later by peak oil and rising oil prices, or sooner by taxation in favor of less polluting fuels)
ethanol i definitely the way to go for combustion engines, while we are still waiting for hydrogen based fuel cells.
the atmosphere blocks most of the ionizing cosmic rays before they reach us. there are many causes for DNA mutations- infections, radon, oxidative damage from our own metabolism etc
over time, the chance of some of these mutations hitting an area of DNA which controls cell death/replication increases, and thus the chances of getting cancer
"Since plants extract nutrients from the soil, we need to replenish those if we want the soil to continue to be usefull. Nature's mechanism for this primarily involves dead plants. However, since we want to consume all the plants we grow, we have to find another source. Currently fertilizers are primarily produced from fossil fuels, which makes sense - it's concentrated dead plant goodness"
well the nutrients dont really disappear anywhere, because they are mainly elements like nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur etc
i have a feeling it would be a really bad idea to connect the upper atmosphere and ground with something like this. the current would be huge, much bigger than a lightning bolt since this is far higher
i thought the physics video lectures were excellent. is there other video material around of good lectures, particularily in physics, chemistry or biology?
I already have thousands of preprogrammed cells coursing through my bloodstream patrolling for cancer. They are known as T cells.
yes, i've been wondering why cloning massive amounts of your own T cells in culture and then injecting them back isn't a viable method of fighting cancer or actually any bacterial/viral diseases as well
i think the key is to redesign the microbes so that they use as little energy for their own functions as possible.. craig venter is trying to do something like this, by sequencing a ton of micro-organisms from seawater, and then building one with desired capabilities from the ground up
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kinda like programming or any other job isnt about making money for anyone who gets into it for the right reason?
oh yeah, sorry for forgetting people involved in the music industry (artists, label staff, studio engineers, etc) dont need to eat
it's far less than air resistance though.. there could be some effect
try actually reading the last sentence of your quote and maybe then you will understand
"In the palm of my hand, in the form of a $49.99 flash ROM, I can hold a library rivaling that of Alexandria, for it contains not only every book that had been printed until 1200"
no doubt, since the printing press was invented in 1452
i've been thinking about the same thing - i don't think gas stations owned by oil companies would have a motive in selling ethanol fuel.
there may be other already in place infrastructure for distribution to consider though - widely spread chains like supermarkets, which WOULD sell denaturated ethanol fuel if there is a profit to make.
"Most gasoline engines cannot reasonably be converted to burning alcohol."
they can be, and its not even a hard or expensive modification to make
http://running_on_alcohol.tripod.com/
ethanol is without a doubt the best fuel to use in combustion engines. even henry ford envisioned it to be the main fuel for cars.
the only thing stopping more widespread use of ethanol is a slightly higher price compared to oil, which will be offset either sooner or later (later by peak oil and rising oil prices, or sooner by taxation in favor of less polluting fuels)
ethanol i definitely the way to go for combustion engines, while we are still waiting for hydrogen based fuel cells.
was just about to say! daymn this girl's hot
the atmosphere blocks most of the ionizing cosmic rays before they reach us. there are many causes for DNA mutations- infections, radon, oxidative damage from our own metabolism etc
over time, the chance of some of these mutations hitting an area of DNA which controls cell death/replication increases, and thus the chances of getting cancer
"Since plants extract nutrients from the soil, we need to replenish those if we want the soil to continue to be usefull. Nature's mechanism for this primarily involves dead plants. However, since we want to consume all the plants we grow, we have to find another source. Currently fertilizers are primarily produced from fossil fuels, which makes sense - it's concentrated dead plant goodness"
well the nutrients dont really disappear anywhere, because they are mainly elements like nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur etc
they probably get distributed unevenly, though
didn't nikolai tesla dream about this?
i have a feeling it would be a really bad idea to connect the upper atmosphere and ground with something like this. the current would be huge, much bigger than a lightning bolt since this is far higher
i thought the physics video lectures were excellent. is there other video material around of good lectures, particularily in physics, chemistry or biology?
glaciers in finland, sweden? i dont think so
I already have thousands of preprogrammed cells coursing through my bloodstream patrolling for cancer. They are known as T cells.
yes, i've been wondering why cloning massive amounts of your own T cells in culture and then injecting them back isn't a viable method of fighting cancer or actually any bacterial/viral diseases as well
excellent post. what kind of habits do you mean? how did your bro make AD(H)D work for him if you don't mind me asking?
i think it's just anaerobic bacteria which produces methane because of lack of oxygen in the landfills..
i think it should be possible to collect the methane from the landfills and use it as a fuel though
on a similar note...9 93829
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99
it's time to get much more serious about restrictions on fishing.
mentality is certainly important but i think the research shows that there are additional, long lasting benefits from regular practice of meditation
i think the key is to redesign the microbes so that they use as little energy for their own functions as possible.. craig venter is trying to do something like this, by sequencing a ton of micro-organisms from seawater, and then building one with desired capabilities from the ground up