Why can't soldiers carry microphones so they can pick up the sound when a sniper fires, and based on the time and intensity each soldier picks up the sound, the location can be sent to them. Instead of having the computer to process it with them, just process it at base and send the data back, it'd probably be just as fast and cheaper to implement.
So this relies on a difference in ambient temperatures. You could also drill a hole deep into the ground and send in heat pipes, since it's pretty hot underneath the ground. The issue here is economics, how much power you get out compared to how expensive it is to build the system.
Drilling a deep hole probably isn't cheap, and I don't think building a tower is either. At least you don't have to worry about temperature swings underground (sure it could happen, but I'd think air temperature would change more drastically).
I think the issue is pretty much based on economics, there are cheaper ways to get energy, and the concept of using ambient temperature isn't new.
Well, they'd have to be extremely careful in the operating room. The leakage currents on these pads could be enough to hurt someone who's been opened up.
3. The star gets energy out of fusion up to Iron, after that, it loses energy through fusion though it can still occur, creating the heavier elements. I believe they can determine how much longer a star will survive by measuring the iron content, because once it starts producing a lot of iron, it's running out of hydrogen and helium which act as the most efficient fuel.
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the hassium nuclei were formed by firing a high-energy beam of 26Mg projectiles into a target enriched in 248Cm. I don't think this is considered "fusion" per se because it does not occur spontaneously like in a reactor and probably uses up a lot of energy. I don't think this in itself is a new technique, as that's how they created some of the other heavy elements.
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imagine how long the students of any other university would be able to power them!
yeah, that's what I was thinking! 3 legged Robot, Strider? Com'n people!
but all soldiers have GPS systems or other ways to get the absolute position, so you could probably get the absolute position of the sniper as well.
Why can't soldiers carry microphones so they can pick up the sound when a sniper fires, and based on the time and intensity each soldier picks up the sound, the location can be sent to them. Instead of having the computer to process it with them, just process it at base and send the data back, it'd probably be just as fast and cheaper to implement.
So this relies on a difference in ambient temperatures. You could also drill a hole deep into the ground and send in heat pipes, since it's pretty hot underneath the ground. The issue here is economics, how much power you get out compared to how expensive it is to build the system. Drilling a deep hole probably isn't cheap, and I don't think building a tower is either. At least you don't have to worry about temperature swings underground (sure it could happen, but I'd think air temperature would change more drastically). I think the issue is pretty much based on economics, there are cheaper ways to get energy, and the concept of using ambient temperature isn't new.
I wouldn't be surprised if Mossad's been using this for a while.
Well, they'd have to be extremely careful in the operating room. The leakage currents on these pads could be enough to hurt someone who's been opened up.
So not only is UT the #1 Party school according to the Princeton Review, it's also the #1 Gaming school, how amusing.