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by Roger
Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:25 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Polywell explanation paper by Don Gay
Replies: 1
Views: 4825

A little wordy for a layman, not a bad bit though.
by Roger
Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:59 pm
Forum: Implications
Topic: Rockets!
Replies: 48
Views: 46840

Yes, and concord was faster than a 747. Speed is not the most important thing in the world. It didn't make concord competitive. No but to continue flying 30 year old, very thirsty jet engines on a 30 year old airplane, with no replacement on the horizon, is a pretty good way to be not competitive.
by Roger
Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:55 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: Objections from Paul Dietz
Replies: 15
Views: 17352

Brehmstrahhlung Losses were 1/32nd in the HEPS device. Don't Brehmstrahhlung Losses occur only when electron denisity is high, and electron energy is high too. The potential well would have hi densities of electrons, but @ low energy... NO ? Wouldnt hi energy electrons tend to scatter, and well form...
by Roger
Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:13 am
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell = WMD?
Replies: 65
Views: 56749

Cheap energy changes everything. TO a point, Tar sands are supposed to be about 1.3 to 1, not very good but fine. If the EROI gets close to 1.1 to 1, its not worth clocking in your time card in the morning. You'll be pumping sea water UP HILL....... Bituman. its not ore, its tar like crud, mixed int...
by Roger
Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:16 am
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell = WMD?
Replies: 65
Views: 56749

MSimon wrote:
In any case the result is the same as your peak oil scenario.
Yeah sure.
by Roger
Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:13 am
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell = WMD?
Replies: 65
Views: 56749

In the mean time Polywell could make refining tar sands much cheaper. Making the transition much less painful. /Dude I know you hang @ TOD, Bituman with an EROI of 1.3 to 1, with a water requirement, help me here, of what? 4 to 1... 10 to 1...? Show me the water source for large scale production ot...
by Roger
Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:46 am
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell = WMD?
Replies: 65
Views: 56749

Re: Polywell is a terrorists nightmare.

1) The middle east is economically dependent on the world buying it's oil. What woudl happen to the OPEC nations if demand for this export were slashed? The collapse of economies, ......... You have that completely BACKWARDS.The world is post peal oil. Demand being slashed is not the problem, suppl...
by Roger
Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:57 am
Forum: General
Topic: I finally made it over here, to talk-polywell
Replies: 1
Views: 4087

I finally made it over here, to talk-polywell

Place looks nice, mind if I pull up a chair......
by Roger
Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:52 am
Forum: Awareness
Topic: New Website for Polywell
Replies: 23
Views: 23866

Is Studio3dmax like Anim8tor

DL'ed Anim8tor a few months ago, haven't much time to play with it.

3D rendering.