Thinker Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 Anyone remember Atlas Shrugged? web page Scientists at the Nevada Test Site have said they generated a current equal to roughly four times all the electrical power on Earth. The current, which created pressures in materials millions of times greater than normal, was part of an experiment to better understand nuclear weapons..... Quote
crazyjizzy Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 That was an Al Jazerra link. Pardon me, but I will give it more credance when I see it reported by Reuters, AP, or UPI. Quote
knelson Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 How 'bout this... http://www.nv.doe.gov/news&pubs/publications/envm/pdfs/DOE_EA_1381.pdf Or perhaps this... http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/pa/News/092601.html Or... http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-briefs28.2jul28,1,1112054.story?coll=la-headlines-nation I've actually found Al Jazerra to be quite informative. As long as it's not your only source! Quote
snoboy Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 Scientists at the Nevada Test Site have said they generated a current equal to roughly four times all the electrical power on Earth. So... uhmm where did they do it then? Or am I missing something entirely??? Quote
mec Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 I've actually found Al Jazerra to be quite informative. As long as it's not your only source! Does it rank up there with USA Today? Quote
Dru Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 Scientists at the Nevada Test Site have said they generated a current equal to roughly four times all the electrical power on Earth. So... uhmm where did they do it then? Or am I missing something entirely??? V=IR it was a very low voltage. i mean, the temperature in a striking matchhead can be briefly hotter than the surface of the sun.. same deal Quote
archenemy Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 Imagine the toys that could be powered with this! Marie, any thoughts? Quote
mec Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 V=IR it was a very low voltage. Well if the current (I) is really big, and you say the voltage (V) is very low, that means resistance ® is even lower. At 20 million amps, R would need to be really really small for the voltage to also be very low. They put the 20 million amps basically through a tuna can, which I would think would have a resistance would at least be 0.01 ohms, putting the voltage at 200,000 volts!!!! Quote
archenemy Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 So what are you saying, she doesn't put up a fight? And don't say tuna. Quote
catbirdseat Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 Essentially, Atlas is a giant power multiplier using energy that is accumulated slowly and stored in the machine's capacitor banks for sudden release into a roughly four-inch-diameter liner. As the electrical current surges through the Atlas machine, it crushes the targets at velocities nearly high enough to escape Earth's gravity - 22,000 miles per hour or 10 times the speed of a high-powered rifle bullet - and at pressures that occur at the center of the earth, or millions of times that of Earth's atmosphere. During the few millionths of a second that it is operating at full strength, the tremendous electrical output of Atlas is roughly equal to four times the world's total electric power production. The idea is to simulate the pressures at the center of a nuclear bomb without having to set off high explosives normally used to detonate the bomb. Quote
Thinker Posted August 1, 2005 Author Posted August 1, 2005 Interesting place to get your US news. Yep. They report stories that slip thru the cracks of most of the corporate media here. Anyone know if there's an English language side of Telesur? Quote
Kitergal Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 Imagine the toys that could be powered with this! Marie, any thoughts? Opps...I missed this one! Sorry! I've been out of town! Trying to catch up...thoughts..OHHH YEAH!! could be a lot of fun! Quote
olyclimber Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 well, you missed the post I had for you three weeks ago. it was my 2337th post. go find it...it wasn't that funny, but it had flair. Quote
sobo Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 oly, clean out your inbox. This user has exceeded their private message quota and may not receive any new private messages. Oh, the humanity! Quote
archenemy Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 well, you missed the post I had for you three weeks ago. it was my 2337th post. go find it...it wasn't that funny, but it had flair. We require 15 pieces of flair. Quote
olyclimber Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 you know, I don't think i'm going to do that either anymore. Quote
olyclimber Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 nothing like some movie qoutes to punch the ole inanometer. Quote
olyclimber Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 Buzz off. Better? What movie was that from? Quote
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