Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #13231
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: BUDSCOTT@aol.com
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:42:35 EDT
Subject: Re: Zijn er ook Nederlandse beamers?
In a message dated 4/9/00 7:33:04 AM Central Daylight Time,=20
sebastiaan_van_v@hotmail.com writes:
<< Ik ben er wel =E9=E9n!
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Als je het leuk vindt mail me dan!
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sebastiaan_van_v@hotmail.com >>
no hablo espanol amigo! err...german, shprekin ze duetch? uh, nevermind.
-Spencer
<http://www.botic.com/users/beamstop>
not a robot scientist
not a college major
not a grad student
not a professor
not a very organized person
just Spencer (isn't that impressive enough?)
13232 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:57:40 EDT ENGLISSI beam@sgiblab.sgi.com SkavenArmy@cs.com
COME ON .... ENGLISH SO US NEWBIES CAN UNDERSTAND......btw: you know you have
too much timwe on your hands when you learn 14 other languages from the
manuals to your bots or models or whatever hobby youreinto
13233 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:23:22 EDT Re: Parts??? beam@sgiblab.sgi.com beam@sgiblab.sgi.com A-bombs work because of fission, not fusion.
13234 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 13:10:33 EDT Re: ENGLISSI beam@sgiblab.sgi.com BUDSCOTT@aol.com In a message dated 4/9/00 12:09:13 PM Central Daylight Time,
SkavenArmy@cs.com writes:
<< COME ON .... ENGLISH SO US NEWBIES CAN UNDERSTAND......btw: you know you
have
too much timwe on your hands when you learn 14 other languages from the
manuals to your bots or models or whatever hobby youreinto >>
bwahahaha, i think i could quite possibly learn most of the Japanese language
from all the television and video game manuals i have!
-Spencer
<http://www.botic.com/users/beamstop>
not a robot scientist
not a college major
not a grad student
not a professor
not a very organized person
just Spencer (isn't that impressive enough?)
13235 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:36:42 EDT Re: Zijn er ook Nederlandse beamers? beam@sgiblab.sgi.com SkavenArmy@cs.com umm...i know this is off the subject a bit but , umm....WHAT?
jay z
13236 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:30:20 EDT Re: WCRG? (plus info on WCRG events) beam@sgiblab.sgi.com SkavenArmy@cs.com ok heres the thing with this calcium crap....you said that when it mixes with
h2o , it produces gas....so make a gas / exaust propulsion with a small
rudder to steer.i mean , you put the calcium in the bot (maybe comrssed
calium) and then have a small driphole chmber with a smaaaaaaall noxxles to
launch it thru the water...
thoughts thoughts thoughts...im writing all out idead down in a book that
ill put on my webpage as soon as i get a new scanner (took the old one apart
for the llight thingy...cool efects on film slides)
jay z
13237 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:45:40 EDT Quiz beam@sgiblab.sgi.com BUDSCOTT@aol.com I put up a nifty little quiz-thingy-java-tool-dealy, try it, if you get it
wrong, your probably wierd.
-Spencer
<http://www.botic.com/users/beamstop>
not a robot scientist
not a college major
not a grad student
not a professor
not a very organized person
just Spencer (isn't that impressive enough?)
13238 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:34:01 EDT Re: Solar Sumo beam@sgiblab.sgi.com BUDSCOTT@aol.com In a message dated 4/8/00 8:37:36 PM Central Daylight Time, ace27@icdc.com
writes:
<< BEAM sumo? New event maybe? Would be more interesting to see a photovore
push a competitor out of a light pool, then to simply beat it there :)
>>
I'll let you in on my design (for the circuits at least, i'll probably lose
anyways). What I am going to do is make a UniCore circuit, except, i'm going
to have a diodes and trimpots in place of the two photodiodes, this way i can
adjust the way the bot turns. For the reverser, i'm going to use a photodiode
with a trimpot hook inbetween the (+) and the base of a transitor, this way
it will meet the line and turn around. now having the bot occilate around in
a circle is fine for finding the other bot, but terrible for pushing it out
of the ring, so i'll have a cow catcher touch sensor that will trigger the
"ramming circuit". (in other words, a ALS245 motor driver that will have it's
enables turn on, and just drive both motors forward). That's as far beam as i
think i will try to go with that one.
-Spencer
<http://www.botic.com/users/beamstop>
not a robot scientist
not a college major
not a grad student
not a professor
not a very organized person
just Spencer (isn't that impressive enough?)
13239 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:31:44 EDT Re: WCRG? (plus info on WCRG events) beam@sgiblab.sgi.com beam@sgiblab.sgi.com A safer way than lighting the gas, is by observation. The tube with twice
the volume of gas contains hydrogen, (H 2 O) - water is made up of two
hydrogen atoms for every one oxygen atom.
13240 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:40:02 EDT Re: WCRG? (plus info on WCRG events) beam@sgiblab.sgi.com BUDSCOTT@aol.com In a message dated 4/8/00 8:37:49 PM Central Daylight Time, ace27@icdc.com
writes:
<< A robot that is capable of feeding on it's environmental constants is
intriguing.
Solar robots take advantage of the large supply of light provided by the sun
(or some other electrical means).
However the sun doesn't shine all day (unless you live extremely north or
south, and I doubt the amount of light that reaches those extreme regions is
enough to power a bot). So is it possible to create a robot to feed off of
it's environment. Water is oxygen and two parts of hydrogen, one of the
most powerful elements. It is possible to turn water into it's basic
elements. The process is called hydrolysis. I've seen it done chemically,
and I think it is possible to do it through electrical means. Now all we
need is a way to convert hydrogen or oxygen into electricity, or some other
usable form of power. I'm sure if someone could either burn the hydrogen
(remember we also made oxygen with our little reaction) or use some sort of
fusion reaction (now it sounds somewhat like science fiction) a water
eating robot would be possible. The most feasible method is to make some
heat. (burn some hydrogen) We would then combine that heat with water and
make some steam, and through some clever mechanics. Convert that steam into
electricity. Now we have a true aquavore! Only problem I see is the size
of this little endeavor. Plus I'm not sure exactly what's involved with
hydrolysis. I was rather young when I read an experiment for converting
water into it's basic elements. I vaguely remember two metal rods and some
water. You probably need to mix some electrolyte in with the process. I'm
sure it's on the net somewhere.
So who wants to take a crack at building one of these :)
>>
If somebody did this, cars could run on water, gas prices would go down,
hmm...YEAH! SOMEBODY DO IT!
P.S. Sorry about my over complaining on gas prices, this doesn't not reflect
my views as a person on OPEC or Mobil or Citgo or Shell or Amaco. sorry
-Spencer
<http://www.botic.com/users/beamstop>
not a robot scientist
not a college major
not a grad student
not a professor
not a very organized person
just Spencer (isn't that impressive enough?)
13241 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 13:12:22 EDT Re: Parts??? beam@sgiblab.sgi.com BUDSCOTT@aol.com fusion - the act of bringing together, e.g. melting
fission - breaking things, e.g. me, the lamp, the floor, you get the picture.
that is the difference, essentially. ONCE AGAIN, i could very well be wrong
and make myself look dumb again, but hey! i'll risk it!
-Spencer
<http://www.botic.com/users/beamstop>
not a robot scientist
not a college major
not a grad student
not a professor
not a very organized person
just Spencer (isn't that impressive enough?)
13242 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 13:48:54 EDT Re: WCRG? (plus info on WCRG events) beam@sgiblab.sgi.com SkavenArmy@cs.com i know this is a bi off the subject but i think that they have already made
ELECTRIC cars , and they are working on hydrogen cars....if you go to
www.lindaypublications.com (that may not be right , if not just e-mail me)
and order the latest free book catalog , inside there is a book for about 5$
on how to make your car run on hydrogen just be doing a few small mod;s to
the engine and stuff.......i dont have the book , but i have pixxeld the
picture and read the back at the library...
jz
13243 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 08:26:03 -0400 Re: Wacky ideas floating around Ken Hill
> Anyone hear of collecting back EMF from pulsed hi-vt dc motor operation to
> recharge a battery?
>
> Saw some plans on a DIY "fuel less engine" (HV-cap/discharge motor) that
> is supposed to put out about 200 hp from a couple car batteries. Also
> heard that similar units are powering homes in Sweden, Switzerland, or
> somewhere over there.
>
> Did a little digging and there are patents on the concept!
>
> Problem is (quotes the plans peddler) that if this "technology" is
> introduced to the world all at once it will cause an economic disaster.
So
> keep it a secret, OK? wink, wink!
>
> Sure wouldn't hurt anything to have a bunch of Bots running around that
are
> overunity devices not needing any external power (well maybe only to
> replace the battery every few years of continual use ;)
>
>
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