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Done (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-05 10:59 AM Original message |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-05 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. You can't store electricity. So the idea of lightning strike |
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Done (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-05 02:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Energy can be stored, though it's expensive. |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-05 02:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. If you are talking about batteries, they cannot hold enough |
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Done (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-07-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. A car battery holds about 25 cents worth of electricity. |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 08:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Maybe not. |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Lightning CAN be stored, but it's not really feasible |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
6. Wasn't Tesla perilously close to being able to do this? |
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indigobusiness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-16-05 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. Why couldn't lightning energy be trapped as heat in water? |
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Tace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-16-05 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. Here's A Discussion On Storage Of Lightning Power On Sciforums.com |
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