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ER — 10/29/2007 5:41:32 PM (archived)

Engineers are very skilled at making things happen, but they are often totally inept at anticipating the consequences when they are successful.

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Think as you drink! - Eri - 10/27/2007 2:19:35 PM
- Here's one answer that snuck under my personal Radar - nick hoffman - 10/31/2007 10:22:27 AM
- re: Think as you drink! - TB - 10/28/2007 3:37:15 PM
  - re: Are you sure that nuclear power - Johannes - 10/29/2007 4:42:16 AM
    - No. - TB - 10/29/2007 6:01:55 AM
      - re: My assumption is very simple. - Johannes - 10/30/2007 6:44:30 PM
        
        Can you prove your assertions? - Jody - 11/7/2007 1:12:31 PM
        
        re: Can you prove your assertions? - Johannes - 11/9/2007 8:51:03 PM
        
        Tonight I will post on this issue.... - ARRELL - 11/7/2007 10:45:20 PM
        
        re: Tonight I will post on this issue.... - Jody - 11/7/2007 11:32:46 PM
        
        THE ULTIMATE 'END ALL' POST ON THIS ISSUE, AND SOME FUN WITH THE NUMBERS- BOOKMARK THIS DANG-IT! - ARRELL - 11/8/2007 5:27:49 AM
        
        Just a side note - Laurie Street - 11/8/2007 9:57:55 PM
        
        Absolutely! - ARRELL - 11/8/2007 10:07:27 PM
        
        Thank You!!! - Jody - 11/8/2007 2:12:22 PM
        
        BTW, the same arguments of scale show that anthropogenic global warming is a legitimate concern. (n/t) - ARRELL - 11/8/2007 11:37:48 PM
        
        There are LOTS of people out there trying to dupe others... - ARRELL - 11/8/2007 11:09:32 PM
        
        He cannot even multiply 2 numbers together. - ARRELL - 11/7/2007 10:25:54 PM
        
        Argh. - TB - 10/30/2007 8:20:22 PM
        
        re: Argh. Argh. - Johannes - 11/1/2007 4:37:39 AM
        
        Learn about the Stefan-Boltzman law and thermal equilibrium - nick hoffman - 11/2/2007 7:56:53 AM
        
        re: Blackbody Radiation Exercises: - Johannes - 11/7/2007 5:45:49 PM
        
        "What is the total electromagnetic frequency content of all the fission elements in all the nuclear reactors on this planet" - ARRELL - 11/7/2007 10:42:08 PM
        
        You confused frequency with amplitude. (n/t) - alcaray - 11/7/2007 10:05:54 PM
        
        re: You confused frequency with amplitude. - Johannes - 11/8/2007 2:06:15 AM
        
        Still complete gibberish (n/t) - ARRELL - 11/8/2007 6:59:40 AM
        
        re: You confused frequency with amplitude. - alcaray - 11/8/2007 2:27:54 AM
        
        Tom, Tom, Tom - RNE - 10/31/2007 1:58:33 PM
        
        Now that the RL tactical nuke has been released, my work here is done... ;) (n/t) - TB - 11/4/2007 5:00:42 AM
        
        re: You must be an expert - Johannes - 11/1/2007 4:51:27 AM
        
        The problem with explaining things - TB - 11/1/2007 6:28:32 AM
        
        re: The point? - Johannes - 11/2/2007 12:05:12 AM
        
        And to address your claim that 'The sky is evaporating' - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 12:30:24 AM
        
        re: Are you implying that the scientists at NASA are full ofâ€¦â€¦â€¦ - Johannes - 11/5/2007 5:54:24 AM
        
        No, I have shown that YOU are full of it... - ARRELL - 11/6/2007 1:56:00 AM
        
        Sheesh, not only is basic math and physics beyond you... - ARRELL - 11/2/2007 11:03:20 PM
        
        re: Sheesh, not only is basic math and physics beyond you... - gbaikie - 11/3/2007 12:31:10 AM
        
        The numbers, one more d**n time - ARRELL - 11/2/2007 7:16:20 AM
        
        re: The numbers, one more d**n time- HTML fixed - ARRELL - 11/2/2007 7:47:25 AM
        
        Giving this nonsense a quick merciful death- ONCE AND FOR ALL! - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 9:29:31 PM
        
        re: Giving this nonsense a quick merciful death- ONCE AND FOR ALL! - Johannes - 11/7/2007 3:41:14 AM
        
        If you cannot grasp the simple math I showed you, then there is no hope for you. - ARRELL - 11/7/2007 4:30:20 AM
        
        re: Nice numbers. - Johannes - 11/3/2007 2:29:27 PM
        
        re: Nice numbers. - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 4:16:32 PM
        
        re: I have an excuse :-) - Johannes - 11/3/2007 7:26:38 PM
        
        No, you dont have any excuse at all... - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 7:52:15 PM
        
        Furthermore... - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 8:16:24 PM
        
        re: Furthermore... - Johannes - 11/3/2007 9:53:20 PM
        
        More nonsense - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 10:01:48 PM
        
        Equation for E_total should read Q1 _+_ Q2 (n/t) - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 12:27:32 AM
        
        You realize... - alcaray - 11/2/2007 8:24:17 PM
        
        I realize I am dealing with a delusional individual... - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 5:38:45 PM
        
        re:What is REALLY scary - Johannes - 11/3/2007 8:42:17 PM
        
        re: re:What is REALLY scary - gbaikie - 11/3/2007 10:00:46 PM
        
        re: re Thank you - Johannes - 11/4/2007 11:20:08 PM
        
        re: re - gbaikie - 11/5/2007 3:56:38 AM
        
        re: re - Johannes - 11/6/2007 1:36:36 AM
        
        also - gbaikie - 11/6/2007 5:26:57 AM
        
        Some search - gbaikie - 11/6/2007 6:18:08 AM
        
        re: re - gbaikie - 11/6/2007 4:41:21 AM
        
        You didn't understand a thing I said, did you.... - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 9:00:46 PM
        
        re: You didn't understand a thing I said, did you.... - Johannes - 11/4/2007 1:09:13 AM
        
        Nothing to say? - ARRELL - 11/6/2007 3:25:25 PM
        
        LOL!!! Doing the simple math for you one more time... - ARRELL - 11/4/2007 7:39:41 PM
        
        re: No, I will not say that, - Johannes - 11/3/2007 2:32:22 PM
        
        re: No, I will not say that, correction - Johannes - 11/3/2007 2:40:18 PM
        
        Complete nonsense - ARRELL - 11/3/2007 6:42:37 PM
        
        Whoa! (n/t) - Jody - 11/2/2007 7:11:22 PM
        
        My respect-o-meter just jumped a million for your knowledge ARRELL. (n/t) - Jody - 11/3/2007 1:38:13 PM
        
        That's a keeper! Thanks ARRELL. (n/t) - McFly - 11/2/2007 1:28:37 PM
        
        More fun with numbers... - ARRELL - 11/2/2007 5:23:55 PM
  - And not a drop to drink. - ER - 10/28/2007 5:08:02 PM
    - Good post - Eri - 10/28/2007 6:31:19 PM
  - good point - Eri - 10/28/2007 3:57:26 PM
    - Put it in tankers and drop it in the artic ocean. - Ima Liberal - 10/29/2007 2:06:32 PM
    - re: good point - ER - 10/28/2007 6:28:57 PM
      - how about Offshore Windmill Desalinization Plants! - TAFKASE - 10/29/2007 2:11:43 PM
      - Nuclear plants - Eri - 10/28/2007 6:35:24 PM
        
        I've answered that question a lot. - TB - 10/28/2007 9:34:58 PM
        
        Thanks - Eri - 10/28/2007 10:19:49 PM
        
        Where. - RobVG - 10/28/2007 9:07:42 PM
        
        That's the 64 billion dollar question. - ER - 10/28/2007 6:49:33 PM
- "Whiskey's for drinkin'. Water's for fightin'."-- Mark Twain (n/t) - ER - 10/28/2007 1:15:49 PM
- Water will be the new oil. (n/t) - Laurie Street - 10/28/2007 6:42:52 AM
  - And that's unnerving - McFly - 10/28/2007 9:59:36 PM
    - re: And that's unnerving - ER - 10/29/2007 5:41:32 PM
- Oops! - Eri, Eri quite contrary - 10/27/2007 2:22:23 PM
  - We'll really be having "dry" martinis then, won't we? (n/t) - Lindy - 10/28/2007 12:36:41 AM
    - Oh no, they'll quit making gin! (n/t) - Eri - 10/28/2007 5:07:34 AM

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