Comments on: Better late than never? http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2007/08/09/better-late-than-never/ Science, science education, and other things ... with a distinctly Southern drawl Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:58:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rick http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2007/08/09/better-late-than-never/#comment-20629 Rick Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:58:02 +0000 http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2007/08/09/better-late-than-never/#comment-20629 JB: I don't think that the more rural parts of the country are going to pick up on the electric-only version anytime soon. City dwellers should love it. But the hybrid that Dean Kaman wants to make sounds interesting: <blockquote> The iconoclastic inventor, who made his first fortune developing medical devices, has spent more than $40 million creating Stirling engines that can tap almost any fuel source, from restaurant grease to cow dung. He wants to equip the City with one, extending its range by hundreds of miles. </blockquote> ... which would eliminate any range issues for those of us out in the sticks - where cow dung is easily found. I can't shake this image of "Mr. Fusion" from Back To The Future, though. Throw in some trash, and you're ready to roll! :) JB:
I don’t think that the more rural parts of the country are going to pick up on the electric-only version anytime soon. City dwellers should love it.

But the hybrid that Dean Kaman wants to make sounds interesting:

The iconoclastic inventor, who made his first fortune developing medical devices, has spent more than $40 million creating Stirling engines that can tap almost any fuel source, from restaurant grease to cow dung. He wants to equip the City with one, extending its range by hundreds of miles.

… which would eliminate any range issues for those of us out in the sticks - where cow dung is easily found.

I can’t shake this image of “Mr. Fusion” from Back To The Future, though. Throw in some trash, and you’re ready to roll! :)

]]> By: JB http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2007/08/09/better-late-than-never/#comment-20627 JB Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:15:15 +0000 http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2007/08/09/better-late-than-never/#comment-20627 Have you read about the Fjord (no, it's not a typo): http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/08/01/100138830/index.htm?postversion=2007073110 For a tech geek like yourself, it might be just up your alley. Have you read about the Fjord (no, it’s not a typo): http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/08/01/100138830/index.htm?postversion=2007073110

For a tech geek like yourself, it might be just up your alley.

]]> By: eric http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2007/08/09/better-late-than-never/#comment-20626 eric Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:54:40 +0000 http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2007/08/09/better-late-than-never/#comment-20626 interesting. anything that gets us closer to energy independence is far more patriotic than any kind of jingoism some leaders would impose upon us. interesting. anything that gets us closer to energy independence is far more patriotic than any kind of jingoism some leaders would impose upon us.

]]> By: Kellie http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2007/08/09/better-late-than-never/#comment-20625 Kellie Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:39:12 +0000 http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2007/08/09/better-late-than-never/#comment-20625 Volt sounds like a new energy drink... Volt sounds like a new energy drink…

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