Later that same day...
16 years ago
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Free Energy?
Just like we pass a magnet back and forth near a bundle of wires we produce a current, would it be possible on some grand scheme to pass something through the earth's own magnetic field to produce electricity? Ray, you can tell me why this won't work... other than we'd somehow have to pass a gi-normous copper coil from beyond the planet's emf, through it, and then back out, and then somehow transmit the current produced back to the surface. I know it's not feasible in practice, but could it work?
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Couldn't we just solve the energy crisis by feeding homeless people free Crystal Meth and making them run in giant hampster wheels?
the problem with that is the amount of energy we would spend making all the meth and then cremating the bodies of all the people that OD
Awww, think "big picture" here! The increased meth production would be like a subsidy to the pharmaceutical industry that could help keep healthcare costs low.
We would create jobs in the pharmaceutical industry, the powerplant industry, and the giant hampster wheel manufacturing industry.
We could practically end homelessness by providing jobs and allowing those running the wheels to sleep in on-site dormitory cells.
The net effect of a reduction in homelessness should result in less crime and more evening revenue for businesses located in urban areas.
Each site should have someone trained to minimize the number of ODs per day.
To help manage the cost of the site we could sell "gym" memberships to the general public.
Any cadavers which may or may not be created as a byproduct of energy production should be sold to either a repudible medical institution or someone interested in making some dead people art.
The concept of using a magnetic field is not new. I have heard stories of farmers laying coils of wire in their fields under high-voltage lines to get electricity.
I did a quick google search and got these hits
http://www.tethers.com/EDTethers.html
http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/magnQ&A4.htm#q51
I'm not sure about all of it. I don't know enough about magnetic fields and electromagnetic theory to give an educated guess. Maybe I should finish that dissertation so I can get some street cred.
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