MANNEQUINS AND LIGHTNING
should i be ashamed that mannequins at the mall turn me on? is there something wrong with me? they re more attractive than half the women i see at the mall. in my defense, they sure make 'em provocative these days...
upon exiting the mall i smiled when i saw that the day had turned into night. massive clouds had converged into a huge roiling mess, pregnant with imminent fat drops. i got to see the most awesome light show i ve seen in a while, which made me think... could lightning be used as an alternative energy source?
a single stroke of lightning is approximately 1021 watts, and a multitude of those could add up to the 1 to 3 gigawatt, the output of various power generation stations from hydroelectrics to nuclear power. a sort of cloud chamber the size of the uhh, the new orleans conference center, perhaps? clouds could be simulated to produce the negative particles required for the transmission of lightning to the ground. there could be a receiver plate that gathers in the lightning and transfers it to some storage facility.
i admit that my knowledge of power production is meager at most, and that it s probably more feasible in the imagination than on the drawing board. for one, if such a concept is possible, is the power(along with financal investment, labor, etc) input worth the output? on a clear day, sunshine can provide up to 750 watts on a square meter surface. would the lightning input be better, especially if it s possible to stimulate the chamber in a way for lightning to strike at a higher frequency, maybe at 1000 or so per minute?
i still think mannequins are sexy :o
upon exiting the mall i smiled when i saw that the day had turned into night. massive clouds had converged into a huge roiling mess, pregnant with imminent fat drops. i got to see the most awesome light show i ve seen in a while, which made me think... could lightning be used as an alternative energy source?
a single stroke of lightning is approximately 1021 watts, and a multitude of those could add up to the 1 to 3 gigawatt, the output of various power generation stations from hydroelectrics to nuclear power. a sort of cloud chamber the size of the uhh, the new orleans conference center, perhaps? clouds could be simulated to produce the negative particles required for the transmission of lightning to the ground. there could be a receiver plate that gathers in the lightning and transfers it to some storage facility.
i admit that my knowledge of power production is meager at most, and that it s probably more feasible in the imagination than on the drawing board. for one, if such a concept is possible, is the power(along with financal investment, labor, etc) input worth the output? on a clear day, sunshine can provide up to 750 watts on a square meter surface. would the lightning input be better, especially if it s possible to stimulate the chamber in a way for lightning to strike at a higher frequency, maybe at 1000 or so per minute?
i still think mannequins are sexy :o
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