Alternative energy

[NHJ BV]

<a href='http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2006/om20060222.html' target='_blank'>http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2006/om2006 ... r><br>What about solar energy? Or the dragons could construct a nuclear plant <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Muninn]

I remember hearing that on-shore wind energy is the most efficient energy avaiblle, with the best ratio of energy lost to energy produced, even when compared to conventional forms like oil. But I might be remembering wrong or misinterpreted what was said.<br><br>I hope Millie doesn't do anything to the potato, Llewellynland might be left powerless.

[Richard K Niner]

Mmm... potato!<br><br>For some reason, I feel an urge to make a Quayle emoticon.

[Bocaj Claw]

Oh thats right. I don't think they've ever gone down to.... <i><span style='font-family:Impact'>THE BASEMENT!</span></i>

[Steve the Pocket]

<a href='http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/taters' target='_blank'>"Po-ta-toes! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew..."</a><br><br>Anyway, this is, I believe, the first mention of Llewellyn's basement, no? The game I'm designing involves a trip through it -- which I could easily enough work the potato into -- but I'm not sure if there's anything else mentioned about it that I'm forgetting.

[Llewthepoet]

I was right! Although <b>THE BASEMENT</b> does sound kinda scary!

[IceDragon]

Well, the attic had a lot of good things, so maybe the basement has things about Llewellyn he would like to forget...

[Miles E Traysandor]

Bwaaahahahaha! <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo--> Instant classic!

[Rooster]

If they build a windfarm, no doubt they'll have some idiot saying "It ruins the countryside, blah blah"<br><br>That's the reason we're resorting to Nuclear power again over here. Lord, I will be so glad to leave this twisted country behind...

[DHLawrence]

<!--QuoteBegin-Rooster+Feb 22 2006, 09:46 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Rooster @ Feb 22 2006, 09:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> If they build a windfarm, no doubt they'll have some idiot saying "It ruins the countryside, blah blah"<br><br>That's the reason we're resorting to Nuclear power again over here. Lord, I will be so glad to leave this twisted country behind... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> It's the same thing everywhere. Everybody complains about windmills, but don't offer decent alternatives for power generation. We could probably use oil-burning plants if they didn't pump all the oil into their SUV's <!--emo&:unsure:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... unsure.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='unsure.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[NHJ BV]

<!--QuoteBegin-Rooster+Feb 23 2006, 12:46 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Rooster @ Feb 23 2006, 12:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> If they build a windfarm, no doubt they'll have some idiot saying "It ruins the countryside, blah blah"<br><br>That's the reason we're resorting to Nuclear power again over here. Lord, I will be so glad to leave this twisted country behind... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Actually, I think the more important reason for that is that windmills can't produce enough power to actually power anything larger than a small city without filling the entire country with them. And because they're unreliable (wind doesn't always blow).

[DHLawrence]

<!--QuoteBegin-NHJ BV+Feb 22 2006, 10:54 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (NHJ BV @ Feb 22 2006, 10:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Actually, I think the more important reason for that is that windmills can't produce enough power to actually power anything larger than a small city without filling the entire country with them. And because they're unreliable (wind doesn't always blow). <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> True, but that's not why people complain about them. They just don't want them spoiling their view. Guess their houses don't back onto a coal-fired power plant. <!--emo&:rolleyes:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... lleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[GamemasterAnthony]

Wait...wasn't there a song called "Don't Go In the Basement"? I remember seeing the video for it on Liquid Television when it was on MTV.

[Antoine Bruce]

<!--QuoteBegin-NHJ BV+Feb 22 2006, 10:54 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (NHJ BV @ Feb 22 2006, 10:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Actually, I think the more important reason for that is that windmills can't produce enough power to actually power anything larger than a small city without filling the entire country with them. And because they're unreliable (wind doesn't always blow). <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>In SimCity 3000, I once created a metropolis of over half a million people powered entirely by wind, although that probably shouldn't count...

[Tom Flapwell]

Regarding the potato, I remembered a speculation from my teen friends nearly 10 years ago. One noted the use of potato clocks and suggested a giant potato for a time machine. Another said that that use would run the risk of an explosion -- specifically a 4D explosion, the logical result of which is that the shrapnel appears at different points in time.<br><br>I should get in touch with those friends again. They'd love to know about O&M.