tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post3859660462758039352..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: Fun With PolynomialsEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-32099344771421403452012-12-15T17:44:11.638-05:002012-12-15T17:44:11.638-05:00>100% efficiency?
More likely "cavorting ...>100% efficiency?<br /><br />More likely "cavorting with economists".<br /><br /><br />"Untainted by Physics"<br /><br />-- by Horatio Algeranon<br /><br />Engineers abide by physics<br />Aware of its constraint.<br />Economists abide by bizzics,<br />Which physics does not taint.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-44581195506328721882012-12-15T10:59:34.217-05:002012-12-15T10:59:34.217-05:00John, have you been consorting with engineers? - E...John, have you been consorting with engineers? - EliEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-74721950070081367752012-12-14T19:03:01.490-05:002012-12-14T19:03:01.490-05:00Here's an even better way to save the planet:
...Here's an even better way to save the planet:<br />Plot the efficiency of solar cells as a function of year. It goes up with time. <br />Next, extrapolate into the future. <br />At some time in the near future, efficiency will exceed 100%. This violates the 1st law of thermodynamics, but who cares? That's just negative thinking anyway.<br /><br />At some point in the future, the efficiency will be so high that all the electricity needs in the US can be met by one football field covered with solar cells. <br /><br />Which football field shall it be? I nominate the football field of the Kansas City Chiefs, whose record is currently 2-11. Nobody will notice anyway. And the Chiefs arguably aren't really a professional football team any more.<br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /><br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575837647825433144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-43405348086428385962012-12-14T08:03:15.420-05:002012-12-14T08:03:15.420-05:00The young person and himself watts (snicker)!
Quo...The young person and himself watts (snicker)!<br /><br />Quoi encore?<br /><br />Je ne sais quoi! :-)<br /><br /><i>Cymraeg llygoden</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-86469396078437522202012-12-13T23:01:04.290-05:002012-12-13T23:01:04.290-05:00Re: the update.
Why not a zombie apocalypse? A n...Re: the update.<br /><br />Why not a zombie apocalypse? A normal apocalypse is just so jeune et se quois, whereas a zombie apocalypse? Now you've got something!Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-69352418463002005282012-12-13T21:12:04.017-05:002012-12-13T21:12:04.017-05:00Only five more suns until The End Of Shopping Days...Only five more suns until The End Of Shopping Days and the Great Olmec Calendar ResetTHE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-30093120569161413182012-12-13T14:55:37.181-05:002012-12-13T14:55:37.181-05:00Why do I read Pielke Jr.'s blog? His latest st...Why do I read Pielke Jr.'s blog? His latest statement that managed to annoy me:<br /><br />"Issues associated with the "hurricane deductible" likely played a role in NOAA's immediate reversal in setting up an assessment team to evaluate the agency's performanceon Sandy."<br /><br />Nowhere does Pielke mention that the official statement actually involves FACA (http://www.washingtonpost.com/r/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/12/02/National-Politics/Graphics/Sandy_Assessment_Overview_FINAL.pdf), not hurricane deductibles, or what inside source he has in NOAA that has informed him about this deductible link...<br /><br /><br />(Mind you, I actually do agree with one of his broader points that it is dumb to have deductibles depend on whether an agency classifies a storm at landfall as a hurricane vs. a tropical storm vs. an extra-tropical storm, especially when such classifications can change with reanalysis)<br /><br />-MMM<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-67207889639687038252012-12-13T14:52:19.665-05:002012-12-13T14:52:19.665-05:00I've been reading that it may now make sense t...I've been reading that it may now make sense to replace solar thermal (hot air/hot water) collectors with solar PV and run the electricity through a resistance heating coil -- no plumbing. And also that it begins to make sense, instead of trying to make a living space completely airtight (and risking humidity and mold problems), instead, roof it with solar PV and dump the heat into the house, and let the air flow through keeping the structure dry just like we did with cheap fossil fuel home heating.<br /><br />I think this may make sense. Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1930987102393378872012-12-13T00:43:58.259-05:002012-12-13T00:43:58.259-05:00Lst sentence makes no sense.Lst sentence makes no sense.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-46921264946305632692012-12-13T00:27:17.021-05:002012-12-13T00:27:17.021-05:00c.60 and +300. http://climateandstuff.blogspot.fi/...c.60 and +300. http://climateandstuff.blogspot.fi/2012/12/cycle-mania-anf-hadcrut3.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com