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#237486 by Lauri
Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:53 am
Billy Rhomboid wrote:
Lauri wrote:
Horizontal-axis wind turbine!



No, horizontal-axis wind turbines are not particularly cool. Even in an alternative sense.


Yes, they're not cool, but they're HAWT (since a portion of the kinetic energy of the turbine turns into HAWT-energy) 8)
Although, if the turbine is very efficient, it wont get that HAWT : :o
So a good turbine is not HAWT :o :o
What a paradox.

Or perhaps it isn't. :(

BUT! If the turbine is not HAWT then its cool! :)
#237488 by BrunoN
Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:19 am
Lauri wrote:
Billy Rhomboid wrote:
Lauri wrote:
Horizontal-axis wind turbine!



No, horizontal-axis wind turbines are not particularly cool. Even in an alternative sense.


Yes, they're not cool, but they're HAWT (since a portion of the kinetic energy of the turbine turns into HAWT-energy) 8)
Although, if the turbine is very efficient, it wont get that HAWT : :o
So a good turbine is not HAWT :o :o
What a paradox.

Or perhaps it isn't. :(

BUT! If the turbine is not HAWT then its cool! :)


But if you're standing next to it you'll notice it fucking blows.
#237489 by Lauri
Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:35 am
BrunoN wrote:
Lauri wrote:
Billy Rhomboid wrote:
Lauri wrote:
Horizontal-axis wind turbine!



No, horizontal-axis wind turbines are not particularly cool. Even in an alternative sense.


Yes, they're not cool, but they're HAWT (since a portion of the kinetic energy of the turbine turns into HAWT-energy) 8)
Although, if the turbine is very efficient, it wont get that HAWT : :o
So a good turbine is not HAWT :o :o
What a paradox.

Or perhaps it isn't. :(

BUT! If the turbine is not HAWT then its cool! :)


But if you're standing next to it you'll notice it fucking blows.


But you can power a computer with the power it generates and connect to the internet, thus it owns.
Yet if it works with some kind of liquid it kinda sucks. But that's not a wind turbine! :D
#237502 by Billy Rhomboid
Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:05 pm
Lauri wrote:
BrunoN wrote:
Lauri wrote:
Billy Rhomboid wrote:
Lauri wrote:
Horizontal-axis wind turbine!



No, horizontal-axis wind turbines are not particularly cool. Even in an alternative sense.


Yes, they're not cool, but they're HAWT (since a portion of the kinetic energy of the turbine turns into HAWT-energy) 8)
Although, if the turbine is very efficient, it wont get that HAWT : :o
So a good turbine is not HAWT :o :o
What a paradox.

Or perhaps it isn't. :(

BUT! If the turbine is not HAWT then its cool! :)


But if you're standing next to it you'll notice it fucking blows.


But you can power a computer with the power it generates and connect to the internet, thus it owns.
Yet if it works with some kind of liquid it kinda sucks. But that's not a wind turbine! :D


No, that would be a Water Source Heat Pump.
#237634 by AlucardXIX
Fri Mar 26, 2010 6:53 pm
Monday and Tuesday of this past week.

Monday I went back to work (good thing, less hours, less stressful work, more physical activity) but ended up getting into a huge argument with my parents, definitely un-awesome

Tuesday may very well be one of the worst days of my life. After Monday being rather agitating I was looking forward to Tuesday immensely, mainly because the Dillinger Escape Plan/Animals As Leaders tour was here in Orlando (about 2 hours away from me)

So my adventure began with an extremely tiring day of work, followed by a decently long drive out to Orlando. On the way, my friend wanted me to take a 40+ mile detour to pick him up for the show, and being the nice person I am, I obliged. This is where the problems started. Every person on the road was driving extra slow, I was getting stopped by almost every single stop light, and doors opened in just about an hour. This led to the next problem, I decided to check how many minutes I had left on my phone (the Nexus supposedly only has 1 plan right now that has 500 minutes attached to it) just to find out that I had 6 minutes remaining for this month. After many inconveniences and a bit of serious speeding, I ended up finally picking my friend at around 7 o clock...the times doors opened, and we were still around 50+ miles away from the venue. So more speeding and a bit of direction from him, we make it to the venue by 8...Just to be told it's full and they cant let anyone else in. By this point, after a stressful/strenuous day of work and all the other inconveniences I was rather furious.

All in all, I ended up driving a total of 250+ miles just that night for absolutely nothing. Wasted gas, money, time, minutes on my phone, and a good bit of relaxation after work. Luckily the rest of the week has been better, but Tuesday will forever ring in my mind as one of the most ridiculously bad days of my life.

Sorry for the rant.
#237669 by Lauri
Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:48 am
That does sound like a pretty crappy day :shock:
#237698 by AlucardXIX
Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:56 pm
Billy Rhomboid wrote:That sounds very crap indeed.

I can never quite get over the distances you guys drive for stuff.

To an Englishman 100 miles is a long way. To an American 100 years is a long time, as they say.


It's just how spread out everything is here. If you dont live in one of the major urban metropolises you end up having to drive to one to go to some shows, or stores, etc. It's kinda ridiculous. I didnt even mention my lunch break that was me driving around the entire time and ending up back at work late because of old people who wanted to wait at stop signs to let every car go, or the ones going severely under the speed limit.

But, it's gotten better. Last Tuesday will forever be remembered as one of the shittiest days of my life.
#237708 by Biert
Sun Mar 28, 2010 3:55 am
That's why you get tickets in advance.
#237714 by AlucardXIX
Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:00 am
Biert wrote:That's why you get tickets in advance.


This wasnt even a ticketmaster show, so I would have had to go through some other ticket site that I've never used/dont know how well I could trust. Plus it was just Dillinger Escape Plan, I really didnt think it would sell out.
#237755 by Amber
Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:41 am
I'm too smart to be a model, and too pretty to be a geek. (according to someone I know, anyway. xD)

Oh the woes in life. :P
#237757 by Biert
Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:00 am
Amber wrote:I'm too smart to be a model, and too pretty to be a geek. (according to someone I know, anyway. xD)

Oh the woes in life. :P

Start bashing your face against the wall a couple dozen times as a daily exercise. It should fix both.
#237762 by Amber
Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:40 am
Biert wrote:
Amber wrote:I'm too smart to be a model, and too pretty to be a geek. (according to someone I know, anyway. xD)

Oh the woes in life. :P

Start bashing your face against the wall a couple dozen times as a daily exercise. It should fix both.


Sounds like a good idea! :P

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