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napoleon_in_rags

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15. We could make some money off it...
Mon Mar 26, 2012, 06:31 PM
Mar 2012

I think I read somewhere that the universe is expanding at an increasing rate. Now I'll wind the end this rope to this turbine, you go tie the other end around Andromeda, and...

Seriously though, that's true. If they could harness that it would be the biggest thing. Until then, it could seed some cool scifi:

In the year 5269438:

Mister president, the reports are true. We are approaching peak universal expansion. If we continue to use dark energy at this rate, the expansion of the universe will be reversed, and it will collapse back into a singularity, ending all things as we know it.

Mister president: Now I can't tell that to these big expansion boys down in Texas, it will be the end of me politically and think of the economy. Can't you possibly re-word those reports boys?

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Not the brightest bulb here but this sounds great!!! lostnote12 Mar 2012 #1
Every step toward fusion is priceless. napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #2
Is hydrogen from water natural? OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #3
The real question: is photosynthesis without sunlight natural? napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #7
So, if we use sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #9
Oh yeah, hydrogen fuel cells from solar makes perfect sense. napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #10
and the immune system makes hydrogen peroxide to attack invaders bananas Mar 2012 #16
Nice breakdown/thanks..... lostnote12 Mar 2012 #4
Yeah, its really the ultimate source of energy. napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #8
This may or may not be true OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #13
Just to be pedantic.... Dead_Parrot Mar 2012 #11
Alright, you build that "big bang" turbine and I will eat my hat... napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #12
Well, although it was raised humorously OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #14
We could make some money off it... napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #15
Seriously though OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #19
My heuristic is simpler for identifying energy sources. napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #28
Some say Joe is seen daily OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #29
vacuum energy nt bananas Mar 2012 #17
NIF has something to do with FogerRox Mar 2012 #5
Unfortunately.... PamW Mar 2012 #18
Some calculations, like Todd Riders work, FogerRox Mar 2012 #30
Has anyone read this thread? freethought Mar 2012 #6
I have OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #21
At this point solutions that can't be localized aren't helpful. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #20
I don’t see that… OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #22
I know you don't. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #23
I also feel that decentralized power is useful OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #24
The underlying assumption of your position GliderGuider Mar 2012 #25
I’m hoping to avoid (or soften) the blow of that change OKIsItJustMe Mar 2012 #26
Me too. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #27
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