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PamW

(1,825 posts)
7. Why don't you LEARN instead of guessing WRONG!!
Tue Sep 17, 2013, 10:10 AM
Sep 2013

madokie states:
I'm pretty sure that nothing in nature is even close to what man has made

WRONG!!! WRONG!!! WRONG!!

Why don't you get an EDUCATION in the field instead of guessing WRONG and saying the You're SURE.

The non-scientists are so "impressed" with the long-life of Plutonium, and they "think" ( term used loosely ) that Mother Nature can't do better.

WRONG. Mother Nature does MUCH better. The 24,100 year half-life of Plutonium is nothing compared to the 9 BILLION year half-life of Potassium-40 that you have in you right now!!!

The Rankine steam cycle happens to be one of the BEST and MOST EFFICIENT ways of converting heat to work. That's why we have been using it for over 200 years.

Whenever I hear someone claiming that the Rankine steam cycle is old, or primitive; I think what musicians and those that appreciate fine music would think of someone who said, "Why does violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman play an over 300 year old violin made by Antonio Stradivari? You would think he would play a new 21st century violin; one made out of high-tech carbon fiber, and not wood".

What do you think musicians and those who appreciate fine music would think of the person that would make such a statement.

They'd conclude that he was ignorant and uncultured and didn't know what he was talking about!

The Rankine steam cycle has "withstood the test of time". To bad you can't appreciate such things.

PamW

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Did you know that you get as much background radiation chervilant Sep 2013 #1
Quite a bit more in fact. FBaggins Sep 2013 #3
O, it's you, again... chervilant Sep 2013 #19
Breaking this down... caraher Sep 2013 #20
Well, "alls I know" is: chervilant Sep 2013 #21
Just trying to help out FBaggins Sep 2013 #29
Applause! I concur! PamW Sep 2013 #30
Thank you PamW ..... oldhippie Sep 2013 #32
No, chervilant Sep 2013 #31
Minimizing?? Denying???? PamW Sep 2013 #33
If its ever been shown that nuclear energy is not a sane way to make our electricity madokie Sep 2013 #2
Why not do the calculation for yourself? PamW Sep 2013 #4
I'm pretty sure that nothing in nature is even close to what man has made madokie Sep 2013 #5
Why don't you LEARN instead of guessing WRONG!! PamW Sep 2013 #7
I didn't say it was the only thing madokie Sep 2013 #9
Why??? PamW Sep 2013 #12
PamW madokie Sep 2013 #13
I see... PamW Sep 2013 #14
You can go straight to madokie Sep 2013 #15
So "I'm done with you" really translates to... FBaggins Sep 2013 #16
Another "my mind ( sic ) is made up; don't confuse me with the facts... PamW Sep 2013 #17
There's a more relevant calculation in this case. FBaggins Sep 2013 #6
IQ Test PamW Sep 2013 #8
Pretty much everybody has the horsepower. It's just multiplication. phantom power Sep 2013 #10
It's the "word problem" aspect that gets 'em FBaggins Sep 2013 #11
I agree, but... caraher Sep 2013 #18
When I see posts like yours: chervilant Sep 2013 #22
But she's right ..... oldhippie Sep 2013 #24
Really? chervilant Sep 2013 #25
Yes, Really. oldhippie Sep 2013 #26
And, I from yours. n/t chervilant Sep 2013 #28
I see it more as a challenge.. PamW Sep 2013 #27
And the danger from doing that is ... Nihil Sep 2013 #23
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