[Vo]: OT: Emergence

2007-02-12 Thread Jones Beene
The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening; the smaller the doubt, the smaller the awakening. No doubt, no awakening.---Zen master Po Shan, in regards the doubt sensation Had a visit from Alan Watts yesterday ... as happens on many Sundays - especially to receptive and contemplative

[Vo]: Re:[VO]: OT:Emergence

2007-02-12 Thread RC Macaulay
BlankHowdy Jones, A soliloquy indeed. One must experience a Jones moment on occasion in order to correctly position one's thinking cap while cogitating one's meditating.grin ( I miss Grimer's posts on Vortex) You can cover more subject matter in a paragragh than my ole Chemistry professor

[Vo]: Phoenix Lights 2007 - Masking the Truth?

2007-02-12 Thread Terry Blanton
More flares? But what about those other lights? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGoHuipecYE Terry

Re: [Vo]: OT: Emergence

2007-02-12 Thread Terry Blanton
On 2/12/07, Jones Beene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And no, Terry, this goes way beyond Watts and Amperes... as the clever EE is sure to quip. The premise of this interconnection is in found in quantum mechanics - and specifically in the alteration of probability of QM interactions, and of

Re: [Vo]: Bettery on-the-way?

2007-02-12 Thread Mike Carrell
Reality check: The existing electric plane designs barely keep themselves aloft and have a niche as orbiting reflectors but not as cargo carriers. With chemistry one can start with most anything and get anything else, within reason, but not at reasonable cost. Fir high performance aircraft,

Re: [Vo]: Bettery on-the-way?

2007-02-12 Thread Mike Carrell
- Original Message - From: Harry Veeder [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]: Bettery on-the-way? snip There something called magneto-hydrodynamic propulsion for submarines. Is that similiar to this NERVA/jet engine?

[Vo]: Piezoelectric electrical power question

2007-02-12 Thread Steven Vincent Johnson
Vorts, Can any one describe how much electrical power can be extracted from compressing or bending piezoelectric crystals? Is there a primer somewhere that does a decent job of describing the physics involved? Regards Steven Vincent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Vo]: Bettery on-the-way?

2007-02-12 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Mike Carrell's message of Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:21:11 -0500: Hi, [snip] Reality check: The existing electric plane designs barely keep themselves aloft and have a niche as orbiting reflectors but not as cargo carriers. Agreed. With chemistry one can start with most anything and get

Re: [Vo]: Bettery on-the-way?

2007-02-12 Thread Harry Veeder
Robin van Spaandonk wrote: In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:29:09 -0500: Hi, [snip] of hydrocarbons. At least until we conquer anti-gravity, at which point they will also be replaced, because AG craft can be powered from an electrical source, which in turn can be