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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st May 2011, 09:23 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 20,591
Posted By Hindmost
Forgot to carry the 2.

Forgot to carry the 2.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st May 2011, 08:44 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,493
Posted By Hindmost
Reprocessing technology was one of the first...

Reprocessing technology was one of the first things to be developed in the nuclear industry as the amount of uranium was unknown at the time and breeder reactors were expected to be common. With the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st May 2011, 07:29 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,777
Posted By Hindmost
U235/238 reactor will produce Pu239/240/241/242...

U235/238 reactor will produce Pu239/240/241/242 with the amounts dependent upon how long the fuel is burned. In general, a plant has be have online refueling capability or it must shutdown very often...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th May 2011, 04:44 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,777
Posted By Hindmost
Thorium is used to breed U233 as thorium can't be...

Thorium is used to breed U233 as thorium can't be used to fuel a reactor as it is not fissionable. A "thorium" reactor fissions U233.

There is another thread on this...
Forum: Skeptical Events 20th May 2011, 02:33 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 16,285
Posted By Hindmost
Hopefully, the doors work better at this TAM... ...

Hopefully, the doors work better at this TAM...

Thing 2 didn't want her picture posted.

22270
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th May 2011, 06:43 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
This comment is absurd. Based on theoretical...

This comment is absurd. Based on theoretical calculations this reaction can't occur in the first place. Of course based on theoretical models, high temperature superconductivity, the cosmological...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th May 2011, 06:12 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
You would have to define "works" on this...

You would have to define "works" on this issue...as far as a nuclear reactions, we have gobs of experimental data on slamming protons into things coupled with theories and calcs that all line up...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th May 2011, 05:49 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,493
Posted By Hindmost
Most of the waste from fissioning U235, Pu 239...

Most of the waste from fissioning U235, Pu 239 and U233 will decay to nothing in about 300 years. However, there are a few long lived fission or activation products that will hang around for too...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th May 2011, 03:49 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,493
Posted By Hindmost
This is just not the case... thorium has...

This is just not the case... thorium has advantages and disadvantages. It is not a better solution. Thorium is more difficult to process and still requires Uranium or plutonium to start the reaction...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th May 2011, 04:41 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,493
Posted By Hindmost
It wouldn't be much different...a water cooled...

It wouldn't be much different...a water cooled thorium/u233 plant would have about the same power density as current plants.



Right now that is probably true...read the other link on...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th May 2011, 04:31 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,493
Posted By Hindmost
It is a complicated process....vendors do make...

It is a complicated process....vendors do make money selling fabricated fuel bundles.

glenn

http://www.uranium.info/index.cfm?go=c.page&id=21
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th May 2011, 04:18 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,493
Posted By Hindmost
thorium does have issues...the benefits are not...

thorium does have issues...the benefits are not necessarily such that it should replace the current uranium cycle in the near future. There are conceptual designs for both uranium and thorium plants...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th May 2011, 04:06 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
Ahh...I see now... The science part of this...

Ahh...I see now...

The science part of this thread sort of ended a bit ago. It's all sooper seekrit stuff now. (and likely will be forever)

glenn
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th May 2011, 03:35 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 35,268
Posted By Hindmost
This is starting to get a bit trite...launching...

This is starting to get a bit trite...launching stuff into space is very expensive. It would probably be easier to steal the gold in the rocket.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th May 2011, 03:30 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
:confused:

:confused:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th May 2011, 03:13 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
There are no "sides." Education and physics...

There are no "sides." Education and physics still rule. Until a plausible theory, coupled with reasonable and repeatable test is demonstrated, cold fusion will remain the fantasy it is.



I...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th May 2011, 03:04 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 35,268
Posted By Hindmost
The entire nuclear island would be a mercury...

The entire nuclear island would be a mercury exclusion zone and that isn't going to change. Even with a high N16 gamma flux outside the reactor, there just isn't enough to make significant amounts...
Forum: USA Politics 10th May 2011, 07:26 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 3,403
Posted By Hindmost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PGmnz5Ow-o&feature...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PGmnz5Ow-o&feature=related
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th May 2011, 04:42 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
So, I ask again: why do you get to select the...

So, I ask again: why do you get to select the odds...and why are there any odds at all?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th May 2011, 06:10 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
why do you get to call the odds?

why do you get to call the odds?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th May 2011, 04:16 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
too true...Nothing scientific. Absolutely...

too true...Nothing scientific. Absolutely nothing.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th May 2011, 07:26 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
Hot fusion has at least published all of the...

Hot fusion has at least published all of the needed research and associated data and has proven theories that provide plausibility. Cold fusion researchers have yet to even publish a speculative...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 5th May 2011, 05:24 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 8,339
Posted By Hindmost
Thanks for the comprehensive response. I was...

Thanks for the comprehensive response. I was referring to the large disparity between differing “forms” of Christianity and differing interpretations. It seems that the one true god would have one...
Forum: Skeptical Events 4th May 2011, 04:24 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 5,998
Posted By Hindmost
that might be a first for Scrut... ...

that might be a first for Scrut...

glenn:boxedin:
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 4th May 2011, 03:49 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,861
Posted By Hindmost
Natural gas.org is as much propaganda as...

Natural gas.org is as much propaganda as information. The US uses over 20 trillion cubic ft of gas a year....so, the US has about 10 years of available reserves. The possibility of having 10 times...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd May 2011, 05:50 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 8,339
Posted By Hindmost
1. how do you know which Christians are correct...

1. how do you know which Christians are correct then--the literal or not so literal?

2. The second bolded item is just special pleading. It gives a giant out for anything in the bible one claims...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 3rd May 2011, 03:43 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,861
Posted By Hindmost
Yes and no...we should open the eastern gulf and...

Yes and no...we should open the eastern gulf and drill for more natural gas as there is promise of reasonable reserves. Shale gas has some promise, but most people don't realize that most of the...
Forum: Skeptical Events 2nd May 2011, 05:53 PM
Replies: 487
Views: 32,206
Posted By Hindmost
It take 50 posts to be able to have an...

It take 50 posts to be able to have an avatar...this link will help with some of the forum stuff.

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16

glenn
Forum: Skeptical Events 2nd May 2011, 04:43 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 5,998
Posted By Hindmost
Don't forget to exercise your liver...it will...

Don't forget to exercise your liver...it will come in handy...I recommend wine.

glenn
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 1st May 2011, 06:18 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,861
Posted By Hindmost
Try looking at the real story...production has...

Try looking at the real story...production has increased.

http://www.factcheck.org/2011/03/is-obama-to-blame-for-4-gasoline/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/science/earth/01energy.html
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 1st May 2011, 06:09 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,861
Posted By Hindmost
A non sequitur, strawman, ad hom and well...

A non sequitur, strawman, ad hom and well poisoning all in one post...excellent.

I was talking about production of oil. Saudi Arabia is sitting on what is essentially a lake of high pressure,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st May 2011, 05:49 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 35,268
Posted By Hindmost
Probably never. A nuke plant brings in over 300...

Probably never. A nuke plant brings in over 300 million dollars in revenue a year. The amount of gold that would be produced would be very small due to the nature of the reactions...plus there...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th April 2011, 06:36 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 35,268
Posted By Hindmost
Essentially zero. http://www.iter.org/

Essentially zero.

http://www.iter.org/
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th April 2011, 05:47 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 35,268
Posted By Hindmost
Not if you can pick up a sodium reactor really...

Not if you can pick up a sodium reactor really cheap and run it without paying anyone or doing any maintenance. The small cross section thing is very bad...since it is essentially a probability of a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th April 2011, 04:40 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 35,268
Posted By Hindmost
Just need a cheap source of N16 gammas... ...

Just need a cheap source of N16 gammas...

IIRC, there aren't any naturally occuring gamma sources above about 2.5 MeV.

glenn
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 29th April 2011, 03:55 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,861
Posted By Hindmost
Obama only shutdown deep water drilling in the...

Obama only shutdown deep water drilling in the gulf...not everything. And it has been reopened. He still needs to open the eastern gulf in my opine.





Drill baby drill isn't going to cut...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 28th April 2011, 05:45 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,861
Posted By Hindmost
There is not enough oil in the gulf to influence...

There is not enough oil in the gulf to influence the world oil price. Even if a large deposit is found, it takes years to develop it and get it into the market. Even finding 10 billion barrels of oil...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 25th April 2011, 05:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,124
Posted By Hindmost
chiropractic would be very bad if she has pinched...

chiropractic would be very bad if she has pinched nerves....but I am not a doctor...so go with the experts.

http://moremark.squarespace.com/quackcast-list-mp3/ see podcast 10
...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 20th April 2011, 05:12 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 5,720
Posted By Hindmost
There is zero evidence that no regulation of...

There is zero evidence that no regulation of money supply would eliminate financial disasters. However, you seem to have an ideology that eliminates discussion, so I am bowing out here.

glenn
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 20th April 2011, 04:03 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 5,720
Posted By Hindmost
Actually, I am looking at it from a historical...

Actually, I am looking at it from a historical perspective. Whenever monetary policy gets too loose and it is too easy for bankers and investors to exploit, we end up with a crisis. The S&L crisis in...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 19th April 2011, 05:39 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 5,720
Posted By Hindmost
I agree that fraud won't go away no matter the...

I agree that fraud won't go away no matter the regulations involved. But I disagree that the free market would take care of this type of issue. If Bank of America and citigroup went into full...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 19th April 2011, 04:52 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 5,720
Posted By Hindmost
I don't agree that derregulation is a problem...

I don't agree that derregulation is a problem because we have a FED and FDIC since we have had similar problems before either existed. The panic of 1837 was a prime example.

The private sector...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 19th April 2011, 04:14 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 5,720
Posted By Hindmost
If you can point to something I posted which is...

If you can point to something I posted which is incorrect about the financial institutes that collapsed, I would be happy to discuss it. Over derregulation of fancial markets tends to cause...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 19th April 2011, 03:29 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 5,720
Posted By Hindmost
The overall problem started with the CFMA and...

The overall problem started with the CFMA and that is a longer story. However, the GOP is responsible for the lion's share of the crisis. Paulson and Bush throwing 80 plus billion dollars was not a...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 15th April 2011, 11:12 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,649
Posted By Hindmost
my spirit guide contacts me in hexadecimal... ...

my spirit guide contacts me in hexadecimal...

glenn:p
Forum: Skeptical Events 13th April 2011, 06:09 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 6,689
Posted By Hindmost
Well, we had a good time...enjoyed the speakers...

Well, we had a good time...enjoyed the speakers and the panels very much. The venue was close to the drinking skeptically places and reasonable food establishments nearby. Looking forward to next...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th April 2011, 05:41 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,769
Posted By Hindmost
Well, sooner or later pedrone is going to be...

Well, sooner or later pedrone is going to be correct and all the computers on the planet will spontaneously shutdown since they are using the "old" physics. Of course we will never see the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th April 2011, 05:00 PM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
And 100 plus years from now, the planet will...

And 100 plus years from now, the planet will still be waiting....and too many will waste money...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th April 2011, 08:38 AM
Replies: 3,853
Views: 478,583
Posted By Hindmost
I'm glad PES threw in a conspiracy of the...

I'm glad PES threw in a conspiracy of the mainstream media...it wouldn't be the same without that.

glenn
Forum: Education 7th April 2011, 07:48 PM
Replies: 595
Views: 59,897
Posted By Hindmost
You mean it's getting redundant.... ...

You mean it's getting redundant....

:boxedin:
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