Halogrunt1234
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I recently watched an episode of mythbusters (on the discovery channel) and they did a myth on free energy, or getting electricity without paying for the kind made by power plants. they used 3 different designs all of which seemed completely overelaborate. such as one that gets electricity from the radio waves in the air. that one worked, only very badly. anotherone involved an eleborate construction of propane tanks filled with a little bit of propane in each of them and arranged in a wheel pattern. it used evaporation and condensation to turn a generator, but it moved EXTREMELY SLOW.
pretty much, they tested these ideas and busted the myth of free energy.
they didnt really explore the concept in detail though, as they were busy with other myths invovling burning, rockets, explosions, and catapults.
I have a few Ideas of generating electricity without human labor or paying a power plant.
1. for sunny regions
set up a parabolic array of mirrors which focus onto an aluminum (or other metal) container filled with water. the mirrors should direct light to the container, boiling the water inside. the steam from this water should be fuunneled and pressurized to turn a small turbine attached to a small generator. use the electricity from this generator to power a couple of home appliances or other electrical uses.
2. for rainy regions (like seattle)
making sure that your house's gutters are in good shape, attach a small water wheel along the drain pipe of your house's gutters to get a little electricity from the water that rushes through the drain pipe. for more power, construct a giant funnel and direct rainwater through a single hose to power a generator.
3. for windy areas (like great plains)
get a windmill
4. for coastal tidal regions
in a tidal zone, create a narrow canal so that water can flow up through the canal, turning a turbine, and flow back out the canal, again turning the turbine.
if you have any other ideas, post it in you reply.
pretty much, they tested these ideas and busted the myth of free energy.
they didnt really explore the concept in detail though, as they were busy with other myths invovling burning, rockets, explosions, and catapults.
I have a few Ideas of generating electricity without human labor or paying a power plant.
1. for sunny regions
set up a parabolic array of mirrors which focus onto an aluminum (or other metal) container filled with water. the mirrors should direct light to the container, boiling the water inside. the steam from this water should be fuunneled and pressurized to turn a small turbine attached to a small generator. use the electricity from this generator to power a couple of home appliances or other electrical uses.
2. for rainy regions (like seattle)
making sure that your house's gutters are in good shape, attach a small water wheel along the drain pipe of your house's gutters to get a little electricity from the water that rushes through the drain pipe. for more power, construct a giant funnel and direct rainwater through a single hose to power a generator.
3. for windy areas (like great plains)
get a windmill
4. for coastal tidal regions
in a tidal zone, create a narrow canal so that water can flow up through the canal, turning a turbine, and flow back out the canal, again turning the turbine.
if you have any other ideas, post it in you reply.