SCIENCE

Originally posted by TuNA FISh Has anyone read anything about the ufos we've found orbiting close to the sun?

lol, what?

wow Mr Brilliant did a lot of talking and didn't clear up anything

what a dumbass

Originally posted by HanFei Or, it's just a bunch of people referencing each other on the internet, stirred in part by the film 2012. Tyson is the man

Shake religion is a personal thing to me! The bible may be a reference? Since we have no way of knowing 4 sure when Revelation even begins we don't even know if it applies to us. If im dead before Revelation begins then how would it apply to me? The mark of the beast only pertains to the people left alive as I understand it.

December 2012 or "2000 The Real Millennium" as i call it may be the beginning of Revelations???

A little over 2 years until we find out. Obviously the US government and some very rich and informed people think something is going to happen.

Why is the US Government building 2012 survival bunkers in secret all across the Country? How much money is that costing? Why are rich people buying old missle silo's and paying a fortune to turn them into 2012 survival bunkers?

Just Another Conspiracy Theory?

Or what will happen December 2012?

I believe December 2012 will acually be 2000..the calendar is just off a little.

listen to you? LMAO its not me that needs to listen. progressive energy!

I'm not saying it won't work. Rather, it is an inefficient use of energy. What source of heat would be used?

Originally posted by uc SYZYGY uc wrong...batteries won't hold enough electricity and there's no real solution to the battery problem. high pressure from steam is extremely powerful and clean and there's plenty of water solar is FREE once you have the panels. once water is at a boil it takes a lot less heat to keep it that hot so once its hot enough there's very little energy needed. the steam could even be captured and re-used. also there's chemicals that could be used to help heat the water making it take even less energy.

Battery Capacity Counterpoint - Tesla Roadster
"The Tesla Roadster is certified to travel 340 kilometers (211 miles) on a single charge in normal European driving – but it’s easy to drive even farther."
http://www.teslamotors.com/about/press/releases/tesla-roadster-goes-distance-european-road-rallies

Even if we started with a steam car at 100 centigrade, the act of moving the vehicle removes energy from the system. This has to be replaced by some means, which has yet to be identified. Lowering boiling point and exothermic compounds represent additional cost and waste.

In short, we no longer use steam cars because the market decided these allocations of resources are inefficient.

Google to unveil driverless cars
Internet firm tests cars that drive themselves on busy California roads with occasional human control.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/10/20101010112951737528.html

The California-based company said on its website the cars have done more than 140,000 miles with only occasional human control. Google is hopeful that this technology will help decrease the number of road accidents by 50%. According to the World Health Organisation, more than 1.2 million people lose their lives every year in road traffic accidents.

While this is similar to the Trolley Problem, I think that if automated cars reduce aggregate deaths, then they are a better option over a sole human driver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem
Or, if you prefer to watch

Old steam engines were big and heavy due to poor design and the use of heavy materials for the boilers. coal was used which was a dirty fuel. the materials that could be used now for the boiler would be very light and the boiler could be made much smaller but very powerful. you only need enough energy to heat the water, and the less water you use in the boiler the easier it is to heat. solar power wouldn't be effective enough or the old steam engines even if it had existed but it would be perfect for a small steam engine for a light weight car. also light weight transmissions didn't exist back then. we now have computers in modern cars that would be used. me and my brother have built a few race cars from scratch and we do most of our own engine work. everything except the machine work on the engine block that is. I havn't heard of anyone working on a modern steam engine yet? maybe i'll tinker with a couple of designs i have in my head?     

stfu about steam engines, damn. that will NEVER happen so think about it before you start arguing about something as stupid as that