Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #13275
To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: bumper314@aol.com
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 22:42:23 EDT
Subject: UV LEDs
Hello,
Has anyone heard anything about these new ultra violate LEDs?
steve
13276 Sun, 9 Apr 2000 16:48:51 +1000 Re: WCRG? (plus info on WCRG events) "Chris" <123abc@chek.com>
> Hydrogen my friends is extremely dangerous, if mixed
> with burned it EXPLODES. Any one remember hindenburg?
>
>
> On Sat, 8 Apr 2000 20:58:09 -0400 James Taylor wrote:
> > 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 :)
> >
> >
> >
> >> In a message dated 4/7/00 12:51:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >Synet@Psynet.net
> >> writes:
> >>
> >> > Maybe one of the first, water based, BEAM bots actually was a
> >aqua"vore".
> >> Sounds like an excuse to me. I've only seen one (and it was a drawing)
of
> >a
> >> "bot" in the BEAM games booklet and it did not consume water. I've seen
> >> photos of 3 others none of which worked adequately. None of them
consumed
> >> water either. I have seen one that worked, and was sealed in a
florescent
> >> light fixture, it also, did not feed on water. If names don't mean what
> >they
> >> translate to, then why use Greek at all? Why bother with correcting the
> >> newbie about "phototropism and photophobism"? If you do have a
mechanism
> >> which operates on water power, I'd really love to see it, and I'm sure
so
> >> would the Dept. of Energy.
> >>
> >> > But since then, "aquavore" has basically taken the name for any BEAM
> >devise
> >> > that is made to work in the water.
> >> Even though it literally translates into water eater? This is just
> >> stubbornness and an unwillingness to change. Even if the change is to
> >correct
> >> an error. Maybe it would go over better if someone in the inner circle
> >> thought of it. So be it, let the water eaters loose.
> >>
> >>
> >> See ya,
> >> Jim
> >> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/8281/beamart.html
> >> ICQ# 55657870
> >>
> >
> >"I dream in first person shooters"
> >
> >Jim Taylor
> >"Edgar the Hate Bug"
> >URL:http://fly.to/springmeadows
> >ICQ:14888587
> >
> >
> >
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