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Powerful Ideas: Miles-High Kites Could Generate Electricity
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 1:39 pm
by 4everfsu
Mankind and his stupid ideals. This could give new meaning to the sky is falling.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/pow ... lectricity
Re: Powerful Ideas: Miles-High Kites Could Generate Electric
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 1:58 pm
by LUconn
4everfsu wrote:Mankind and his stupid ideals.
...he posted from a magic box that brings him information through a series of 1s and 0s.
Seriously, how could you possibly be against this?
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 2:08 pm
by rueful
"We found the highest wind power densities over Japan and eastern China, the eastern coast of the United States, southern Australia, and north eastern Africa," said researcher Cristina Archer, an atmospheric scientist at California State University in Chico.
sounded like a good idea until i got to that. Then it lost all credibility as being logical.
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 2:13 pm
by RagingTireFire
Hey, this could halt global warming!
See how that works there? A completely impractical solution solves a completely b***s*** problem. It's the magic of the Interweb at work for you!!!
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 3:18 pm
by Rocketfan
RagingTireFire wrote:Hey, this could halt global warming!
See how that works there? A completely impractical solution solves a completely b***s*** problem. It's the magic of the Interweb at work for you!!!
i thought only NUDITY was going to make you post.....

Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:19 am
by RagingTireFire
I'm imagining Dr. Zoidberg up there in the nude. It's the only way I get through the day.
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:08 am
by ATrain
RagingTireFire wrote:I'm imagining Dr. Zoidberg up there in the nude. It's the only way I get through the day.
You're picturing a man naked? Maybe your name should be RagingTireFlamer
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:13 pm
by RagingTireFire
Zoidberg isn't a man. I have a thing for arthropods.
ALTERNATE RESPONSE:
ATrain wrote:
You're picturing a man naked? Maybe your name should be RagingTireFlamer
Jeez, dude comes out of the closet and now he's gotta be catty about everything.
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:22 pm
by Hold My Own
Give him a break...he doesnt want to be alone on FF for his cause

Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:45 pm
by Cider Jim
HMO, I thought you had his back (on second thought, probably a poor choice of words).

Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:07 pm
by ATrain
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 10:50 pm
by rogers3
So what's the big deal? Ben Franklin was getting electricity from a kite over 200 years ago- and a low altitude one at that!