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Comment on My first 200 by Erich Schlaikjer

Erich Schlaikjer — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:04:39 +0000

Seems like having to stop in high winds is a tech problem that will be overcome, but the limits of efficiency are not.

Comment on My first 200 by Ewan

Ewan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:49:23 +0000

Erich Schlaikjer :
I, er, love wind. Too bad its potential is limited...I assume that MacKay elsewhere gives the kWh/d used by one person. Presumably it is even more than the 40 given in the car example.

Yes, considerably more. I'll lend you the book but even if you cover the UK with wind turbines, it isn't going to help much. And, when they have to stop in high winds, it all gets a bit pointless really. It seems that it's a choice between returning to the Stone Age or paying the price of a few Chernobyls every century for having civilisation.

Comment on My first 200 by Erich Schlaikjer

Erich Schlaikjer — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:05:01 +0000

I, er, love wind. Too bad its potential is limited.

http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/withouthotair/c4/page_32.shtml

I assume that MacKay elsewhere gives the kWh/d used by one person. Presumably it is even more than the 40 given in the car example.

Comment on My first 200 by Erich Schlaikjer

Erich Schlaikjer — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:22:04 +0000

Mmmm, road rabbit stew!

Comment on Lance Armstrong’s anti cancer pants by Ewan

Ewan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:32:24 +0000

I’ve subsequently found out that Nike exited the cycling clothing business in 2007 because they couldn’t make any money. Too many people buying “implied performance” shoes and not enough buying anti cancer pants I guess. The shorts I got were old ones. I think Trek took over the licence and now makes the same shorts under the Bontrager brand but they might not be the same.

Comment on Puig Major and Sóller by The Kirks » Blog Archive » Lance Armstrong’s anti cancer pants

The Kirks » Blog Archive » Lance Armstrong’s anti cancer pants — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:44:45 +0000

[...] response to the photos from the cycle ride I did up Puig Major and Sóller, a couple of people mentioned the rather natty yellow band round the left leg of my cycling [...]

Comment on Malawi 2007 by The Kirks » Blog Archive » Malawi 2007

The Kirks » Blog Archive » Malawi 2007 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:15:06 +0000

[...] uploaded a photograph album of all the photos that Trish [...]

Comment on Day 4: Phinda Vlei by The Kirks » Blog Archive » Day 9 and 10: Cape Town

The Kirks » Blog Archive » Day 9 and 10: Cape Town — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:14:33 +0000

[...] It was a wonderful walk along the cliffs with huge crashing waves (some larger than a “lions foot” – in-joke I’m afraid). The wind blew, the sun came out and path wound on and then [...]

Comment on Bhutan 2005 (Photoshopped) by The Kirks » Blog Archive » The Bhutan and Nepal Trip

The Kirks » Blog Archive » The Bhutan and Nepal Trip — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:09:34 +0000

[...] we took a whole load of photographs. There’s a big load of photographs and a much smaller list which have been mildly Photoshopped using Photoshop Elements which is really fantastic [...]

Comment on Malawi 2007 by erichschlaikjer

erichschlaikjer — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:01:46 +0000

What sort of mushrooms are they growing, for what market?