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Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current

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reber g=emc^2 <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 6:48:27 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current
>> > http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/08/op-ed-how-i-gave-up-alternating-current/
>> 
>> 
>> > The walls are buzzing. I know this because I have a magnet implanted
>> > in my hand and whenever I reach near an outlet I can feel them. I can
>> > feel fortresses of industry miles away burning prehistoric
>> > hydrocarbons by the megaton. I can feel the searing pain and loss of
>> > consciousness from when I was shocked by exposed house wiring as a
>> > boy. I can feel the deep cut of the power bill when I was living near
>> > the poverty line. I can feel the cold uncertainty of the first time
>> > the power went out due to a storm when I was a child. How long before
>> > the delicate veil of civilization turns to savagery with no light nor
>> > heat nor refrigeration?
>> >
>> > The grid, smart or not, is wasteful. Power generation produces 32% of
>> > all greenhouse gases, more than any other economic sector. Most power
>> > in the US is generated by burning coal, immediately squandering 67%
>> > of its energy, then run through a steam turbine, losing another 50%,
>> > then sent across transmission lines, losing another 5%, then to
>> > charge a DC device like a cell phone another 50% is lost in
>> > conversion. This means for 100 watts of coal or oil burned my phone
>> > gets a mere 16. In this light a solar panel that is 18% efficient
>> > doesn't seem that bad.
>> >
>> > Instead of ever increasing our energy production, what if we focused
>> > instead on reducing our consumption? I expect power will be at a
>> > premium in our first space colonies, and DC only from solar cells.
>> > So, I embarked on an experiment to see if I could survive without the
>> > luxury of alternating current.
>> 
>> 
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> Sam If every building produces its own power and water it would be a big step for humankind.No need for long distant heavy wires,and AC. Calif is the perfect place.NYC best city  Africa most needed.TreBert

Don't forget the apple trees and chicken coop for apple pie and a chicken
in every pot.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-08-06 08:48 -0500
  Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-08-06 14:37 -0700
    Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2015-08-06 15:55 -0700
  Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-08-06 16:50 -0500
  Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-08-06 21:57 +0000
  Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-08-07 12:49 -0700
    Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-08-07 21:23 +0000
  Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2015-08-08 09:38 -0400
    Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-08-08 15:59 -0400
      Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-09 06:48 -0400
        Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-08-09 17:44 +0000
          Re: Op-ed: How I gave up alternating current HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-09 15:01 -0400

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