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Offline Vincent

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Re: More Power, Scotty!
« on: January 01, 2007, 09:18:45 PM »
If it can generate enough electricity to powre a house from an 8 inch waterfall, then why not make your own waterfall and use it to power the waterpump of the waterfall itself aswell as the rest of the house?

That'd solve the problem.
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Re: More Power, Scotty!
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2007, 10:25:26 PM »
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That would essentially be perpetual motion, which contravenes the basic laws of thermodynamics. In other words, it wouldn't work ;-)

Not if the energy was stored before use :-P
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Re: More Power, Scotty!
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2007, 02:36:30 AM »
That'll teach me to try and think whilst being extremely pished :lol:

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Although, I'm very impressed with the spelling and grammer of my drunk posts :-D

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Re: More Power, Scotty!
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2007, 02:48:22 PM »
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Karlos wrote:
As for the various canals, they seem pretty sluggish...

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