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How A Brick & Rock Battery Is Changing Energy Storage
yeah, since efficiency is usually a measure of how much energy is lost to heat, should be 0% vs 100%... but, marketing.
I also doubt they are using aerogel or cryostats insulation to surround hot bricks. (or maybe that's why 1 container costs $9M?)
Matt (and team) from Undecided almost never approach their videos with a critical eye. Many startups' claims can be debunked with high school physics, but they just present everything as-is and with good production value. I consider their channel more entertainment than education, but still interesting to see some of the ideas out there.
Ok. I like the concept….thermal mass as short term heat storage/release is a well established science.
Sadly calling bullshit when they claim converting electricity to heat is 100% efficient. Nothing is 100% efficient.
They also claim 98% efficiency “pulling the heat back out”…unbelievably high.
Noticeably missing were heat loss rates, both for capture and storage over time…both expected to be extremely high at temperatures of 1500C.
The second system boasting 80% efficiency (but why burning wood?) is more realistic, but the only 3% heat loss per day at 500C temperatures claim is not. No insulation I’ve ever heard of is that efficient.
Recycling industrial manufacturing heat seems smart, but I think they need to be honest up front about the real world expectations and uses. If it could cut the energy needed to bake limestone or melt steel in half, that’s great…please don’t imply it could cut it by anything approaching 97%. That makes me not trust it at all.
Henry Ford’s Water Powered Gristmill: An Unexpected Story
*promote
(because I didn't expect to cry)
Speed Bag Master
sounds like an airplane with engine problems trying to start.
Which one can YOU hear?
I heard every single one - just depends on which written phrase I looked at first when the video started playing.
Try it, it's trippy. Focus on 1 option, then click replay.
Evil Dead Rise
maybe it's just this trailer, but seems this one is taking a dramatic departure from the other Evil Dead movies' tone.
Relative velocity | Demonstration
I want to see the outtakes where the tractor has to brake hard...
22 Problems Solved in 2022
I've personally seen the GoGoRo electric scooters mentioned #15 - it's a neat idea, and the battery-swap "kiosks" are conveniently located and fast/easy to use.
It's a good solution for any country that already has a large scooter infrastructure (like Taiwan), but don't think it would ever get adopted in USA.
Proof The Right Will Believe Any Stupid Nonsense
at least he did follow up:
https://nypost.com/2022/11/03/joe-rogan-finally-admits-that-school-furry-litter-box-hoax-was-a-lie/
When the bass is too funky for the audience
Was there some Toe Jam & Earl mixed in there?
Why the World’s Biggest Aquarium is Being Built in Secret
I've been to Ferrari World (on that same island) - it was less of a theme park, and more of a Ferrari museum which happened to have a rollercoaster.
The Emiratis like to compete with each other - this new Sea World will be much larger than the aquarium inside the Dubai Mall.
Dagoba Wall of Death - Hellfest 2019
So how many people died?
Beauty Contestant Shocked By Microphone
wireless mics are pretty cheap nowadays...
Parallel Axis Tripteron Concept
reminds me of Delta 3D printers. Quite genius, but seems the arms/legs/elbows of this might collide with the working surface, although the "platform" could just be made taller to compensate. Won't want it to be too heavy though, as it would lose speed.
Adorable Elephant Learns to Play the Drums!
move over Meg White!
Qatar World Cup: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
1 small point of correction - the workers are on break between 10am-3pm in the summer, which is when you see those >50C temperatures. They worked all through the night, and you can't pour concrete in the day because it's too hot and dries too quickly.
An exceptional (i.e. not the norm) construction company was one that paid it's workers what was promised, and on time. All local companies had to be 51% owned by Qataris, not sure if that changed as part of their 2018 reforms.