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Post by nonentropic on Jul 30, 2016 0:57:22 GMT
The placebo effect is as effective as virtually all chemical prescriptions.
Its got huge value but how do you apply it with integrity.
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Post by Ratty on Jul 30, 2016 6:38:23 GMT
tried that years ago .. still got colds/flu .. but since i gave up smoking and started vaping i've had a 3 day cold in 3 yrs i'll put it down to the propylene glycol .. I hear you can mix that with Kool-aid, Flea.
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Post by flearider on Jul 30, 2016 23:16:33 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Aug 5, 2016 20:36:09 GMT
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Post by douglavers on Aug 6, 2016 7:15:23 GMT
Sigurdur
I think a demonstration model needs to be built!
Nasty feeling that the First or Second Law might have something to say about the process!
My money is on an entropy violation - --
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Post by nonentropic on Aug 6, 2016 10:36:32 GMT
I don't think the laws of thermodynamics are the problem. But you do have to pump the undiluted saline into the tank to rebuild the salinity while the dilute saline spins turbines. will more energy be used than generated?
There is a "latent energy" in higher concentration solutions, not the latent we normally talk about but a type of entropic lower randomness higher concentration solution.
I don't think the oil giants are scared of this one.
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Post by Ratty on Aug 6, 2016 11:50:02 GMT
[ Snip ] I don't think the oil giants are scared of this one. But ..... 97% of Osmosis scientists agree.
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Post by sigurdur on Oct 26, 2016 12:24:20 GMT
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Post by nautonnier on Nov 16, 2016 15:28:01 GMT
"The U.S. Geological Survey has made its largest discovery of recoverable crude ever under parts of West Texas, the federal agency announced Tuesday. A recent assessment found the “Wolfcamp shale” geologic formation in the Midland area holds an estimated 20 billion barrels of accessible oil along with 16 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 1.6 billion barrels of natural gas liquids. That’s three times higher than the amount of recoverable crude the agency found in the Bakken-Three Forks region in the upper midwest in 2013, making it “the largest estimated continuous oil accumulation that USGS has assessed in the United States to date,” according to a statement. “The fact that this is the largest assessment of continuous oil we have ever done just goes to show that, even in areas that have produced billions of barrels of oil, there is still the potential to find billions more,” said Walter Guidroz, program coordinator for the USGS Energy Resources Program. Guidroz attributed that potential to “changes in technology” — i.e., the advent and perfection of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. Such advances “can have significant effects on what resources are technically recoverable,” he said." wattsupwiththat.com/2016/11/16/peak-oil-indefinitely-postponed/In Texas with the new president elect, this could be what " makes energy prices necessarily plummet"
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Post by missouriboy on Nov 16, 2016 16:58:28 GMT
"The U.S. Geological Survey has made its largest discovery of recoverable crude ever under parts of West Texas, the federal agency announced Tuesday. A recent assessment found the “Wolfcamp shale” geologic formation in the Midland area holds an estimated 20 billion barrels of accessible oil along with 16 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 1.6 billion barrels of natural gas liquids. That’s three times higher than the amount of recoverable crude the agency found in the Bakken-Three Forks region in the upper midwest in 2013, making it “the largest estimated continuous oil accumulation that USGS has assessed in the United States to date,” according to a statement. “The fact that this is the largest assessment of continuous oil we have ever done just goes to show that, even in areas that have produced billions of barrels of oil, there is still the potential to find billions more,” said Walter Guidroz, program coordinator for the USGS Energy Resources Program. Guidroz attributed that potential to “changes in technology” — i.e., the advent and perfection of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. Such advances “can have significant effects on what resources are technically recoverable,” he said." wattsupwiththat.com/2016/11/16/peak-oil-indefinitely-postponed/In Texas with the new president elect, this could be what " makes energy prices necessarily plummet" Could this be a 'brave new world' of cheap energy and manufacturing centered on Texas and the south-central US? And a BIG middle finger to the Middle East.
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Post by nautonnier on Nov 16, 2016 18:04:08 GMT
It is probably more important than that on a geopolitical basis. There is a reason that Russia is using various front companies to fund anti-fracking protests in Europe and US. Russia is also extremely interested in the East Mediterranean as there is a huge amount of oil from Greece to Egypt and all around Cyprus. Suddenly having the price of oil crash, will remove a very large bargaining chip not only from OPEC but also from Russia and Nigeria. Imagine the impact of a return to 1990 prices. Economic planning of many oil exporting countries will be upended - that includes UK and Norway (and finally puts the end to pressure for Scottish independence). The congruence of President Trump and large oil finds is yuge!
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Post by Ratty on Nov 16, 2016 23:46:31 GMT
[Snip ] In Texas with the new president elect, this could be what " makes energy prices necessarily plummet" Could this be a 'brave new world' of cheap energy and manufacturing centered on Texas and the south-central US? And a BIG middle finger to the Middle East. [/quote] ... and China.
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Post by sigurdur on Jan 18, 2017 16:33:27 GMT
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016328715300690Highlights • We made a comprehensive investigation of long-term production of fossil fuels. • Investigated results show that the supply constraints of fossil fuel are possible. • Non-conventional fossil fuels cannot solve the supply constraints of fossil fuels. • Fossil fuel constraints could lower the upper-bound of climate change considerably
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Post by sigurdur on Jul 14, 2017 23:10:24 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 14, 2017 23:41:19 GMT
We should be happy for our friends south of the border. A stronger, more stable Mexican economy should be good for us too. Besides ... it'll help them pay for that wall.
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