[Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread MSF
A little diversion for the day. Who will win this international shoot out? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/electric-vehicles-early-adopter-petrol-car-ev-environment-rowan-atkinson

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread Terry Blanton
When we get our energy via fusion, be it natural (Sol) or man made, the ICE should be melted to make new weapons and plowshares. On Thu, Jun 8, 2023, 5:44 PM MSF wrote: > A little diversion for the day. > Who will win this international shoot out? > > > https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread Frank Grimer
What about the ICE running on hydrogen generated from electricity. On Thu, 8 Jun 2023 at 23:08, Terry Blanton wrote: > When we get our energy via fusion, be it natural (Sol) or man made, the > ICE should be melted to make new weapons and plowshares. > > On Thu, Jun 8, 2023, 5:44 PM MSF wrote: >

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread Robin
In reply to Frank Grimer's message of Fri, 9 Jun 2023 00:08:01 +0100: Hi, [snip] >What about the ICE running on hydrogen generated from electricity. Carbon based fuels can be liquid at room temperature, making them easy to handle, and store. [snip] Buy electric cars and recharge them from solar

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread Terry Blanton
Hi Grimer! Hydrogen combustion in a gasoline engine has a fraction of the horsepower, not to mention the embrittlement discovered by Bob Lazar when he fueled his Vette with H2. Poor valves. On Thu, Jun 8, 2023, 7:08 PM Frank Grimer <88.fr...@gmail.com> wrote: > What about the ICE running on hyd

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread Robin
In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Thu, 8 Jun 2023 19:15:55 -0400: Hi, A fuel cell + electric motor would probably also be more efficient. >Hi Grimer! > >Hydrogen combustion in a gasoline engine has a fraction of the horsepower, >not to mention the embrittlement discovered by Bob Lazar when h

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread Frank Grimer
https://www.google.com/search?q=Gas+bags+on+cars+during+ww2&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB787GB787&oq=Gas+bags+on+cars+during+ww2&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160.21718j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 I've no doubt there are problems but I'm confident they could be overcome. As a child I remember seeing these coal g

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread Frank Grimer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_engine On Fri, 9 Jun 2023 at 00:19, Robin wrote: > In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Thu, 8 Jun 2023 19:15:55 -0400: > Hi, > > A fuel cell + electric motor would probably also be more efficient. > >Hi Grimer! > > > >Hydrogen combustion in a gasoline engine

Re: [Vo]:With the Writer's Guild on Strike...

2023-06-08 Thread Terry Blanton
I think this proves AI can do it: https://startefacts.com/news/ai-turns-teletubbies-into-a-horror-movie-and-it-s-pure-nightmare-fuel_a135 On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 9:59 PM Terry Blanton wrote: > ...here's your chance, AI. > > https://news.yahoo.com/ai-could-replace-80-jobs-211900514.html >

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread H L V
Musk's long term goal is the colonisation of Mars. In my opinion whatever "green" tech he sells on Earth is likely an early version of what will eventually be used on Mars. harry On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 5:44 PM MSF wrote: > A little diversion for the day. > Who will win this international shoot

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread Robin
In reply to H L V's message of Thu, 8 Jun 2023 20:10:11 -0400: Hi, The Martian atmosphere is very thin, so radiation from space may be much worse than it is on Earth, where we are shielded by a thick atmosphere. The implication being that living on Mars, would probably mean living underground m

Re: [Vo]:With the Writer's Guild on Strike...

2023-06-08 Thread Terry Blanton
Then again, maybe not: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-mirror-creator-artificial-intelligence-write-episode_n_647fac60e4b027d92f88fb7b On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 8:01 PM Terry Blanton wrote: > I think this proves AI can do it: > > > https://startefacts.com/news/ai-turns-teletubbies-into-a-hor

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread MSF
This is already available as the Toyato Mirai. --- Original Message --- On Thursday, June 8th, 2023 at 11:19 PM, Robin wrote: > Hi, > > A fuel cell + electric motor would probably also be more efficient. >

Re: [Vo]:Mr. Bean vs Mr. Musk

2023-06-08 Thread Terry Blanton
I think we get more shielding from the magnetic field than atmosphere. On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 8:17 PM Robin wrote: > In reply to H L V's message of Thu, 8 Jun 2023 20:10:11 -0400: > Hi, > > The Martian atmosphere is very thin, so radiation from space may be much > worse than it is on Earth, whe