Comments on: Runaway Breakdown

By: ValiantDefender

ValiantDefender — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:25:29 +0000

name a power source that doesn’t convert energy into steam to drive a turbine. Even solar energy is most efficient when used to cause a classified liquid to boil which then drives a turbine.

By: DanThinksDances&femaleGspot

DanThinksDances&femaleGspot — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:38:54 +0000

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[quote]Jeffrey93 said: “Who cares how it happens…just figure o

Why does that irritate me? Because the HOW is Damn Interesting!

By: rozwell911

rozwell911 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:34:18 +0000

[quote]Jeffrey93 said: “Who cares how it happens…just figure out a freakin’ way to harness it! If we could do that….bam….fuel/energy issue resolved, we could say bye bye to “Global Warming” and hello to I’m leavin’ the lights on all day and night!”[/quote]

Part of the process of harnessing any type of energy is to learn how it’s created in the first place. Without knowing how it’s created you would not know how to harness it properly.

By: Jeffrey93

Jeffrey93 — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:56:42 +0000

Who cares how it happens…just figure out a freakin’ way to harness it! If we could do that….bam….fuel/energy issue resolved, we could say bye bye to “Global Warming” and hello to I’m leavin’ the lights on all day and night!

By: Hayley

Hayley — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:58:56 +0000

By ‘conundrum’ was he referring to the theory?

By: KeaponLaffin

KeaponLaffin — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:25:22 +0000

Based on this new data, have any tabloids claimed that it’s been proven that lightning comes from alien weapon testing??

Seriously tho. This is interesting, I didn’t know scientists thought there was not enuff energy. I thought it was commonly ‘known’ that it was because of the electrical potential energy between earth and sky, and lightning was generated by stormclouds’ ions rubbing together, bringing the ‘sky’ side of the electrical difference closer to the earth. (Ok, so I’m not a professional scientist..hehe)
Tho confirmation of this research study might have wide-ranging effects in research. If solar and interstellar wind comes down close enough to create lightning, what other effects might it have?

Cosmic rays are known to cause mutations, if they interact and impart their energy to stormclouds in the way this study suggests, living on a water planet (with the resulting humid atmosphere) might have more implications on the course of evolution than previously thought.