Powerful Ideas: Miles-High Kites Could Generate Electricity

Powerful Ideas: Miles-High Kites Could Generate Electricity#263631

By 4everfsu - June 22nd, 2009, 1:39 pm

- June 22nd, 2009, 1:39 pm #263631

Mankind and his stupid ideals. This could give new meaning to the sky is falling.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/pow ... lectricity

“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart,
if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Sir Winston Churchill

Speak little, do much!
Ben Franklin

Lynchburg Baptist College class of 1975

Re: Powerful Ideas: Miles-High Kites Could Generate Electric#263634

By LUconn - June 22nd, 2009, 1:58 pm

- June 22nd, 2009, 1:58 pm #263634

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?

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

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By rueful - June 22nd, 2009, 2:08 pm

- June 22nd, 2009, 2:08 pm #263636

"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.

JLFJR wrote: We just need to get the environmentalist wackos out of the way

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By RagingTireFire - June 22nd, 2009, 2:13 pm

- June 22nd, 2009, 2:13 pm #263637

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!!!

Is this mercy-killing or cross-pollenation?
Only the strawberry knows.

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By Rocketfan - June 22nd, 2009, 3:18 pm

- June 22nd, 2009, 3:18 pm #263644

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.....

From Bill Simmons:

See " The Sneeze" time stamp - 7:45

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By RagingTireFire - June 23rd, 2009, 9:19 am

- June 23rd, 2009, 9:19 am #263700

I'm imagining Dr. Zoidberg up there in the nude. It's the only way I get through the day.

Is this mercy-killing or cross-pollenation?
Only the strawberry knows.

#263708

By ATrain - June 23rd, 2009, 11:08 am

- June 23rd, 2009, 11:08 am #263708

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

4:28:2009-RIP Jeff Taylor

PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right

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By RagingTireFire - June 23rd, 2009, 12:13 pm

- June 23rd, 2009, 12:13 pm #263711

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.

Is this mercy-killing or cross-pollenation?
Only the strawberry knows.

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By Hold My Own - June 23rd, 2009, 12:22 pm

- June 23rd, 2009, 12:22 pm #263712

Give him a break...he doesnt want to be alone on FF for his cause

Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.

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By Cider Jim - June 23rd, 2009, 1:45 pm

- June 23rd, 2009, 1:45 pm #263727

HMO, I thought you had his back (on second thought, probably a poor choice of words).

"If Cider hit the books any harder, they'd press charges"--Lefty
"When you’re right you’re right"--Purple
"I shall not participate in many discussions..."

--Fumble (1961-2009), RIP

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By ATrain - June 23rd, 2009, 3:07 pm

- June 23rd, 2009, 3:07 pm #263735

4:28:2009-RIP Jeff Taylor

PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right

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By rogers3 - June 23rd, 2009, 10:50 pm

- June 23rd, 2009, 10:50 pm #263778

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!