http://aaeblog.com/2009/06/04/hydroelectric-power/ "Austro" as in Rothbard and Wittgenstein, "Athenian" as in Aristotle and smashing-the-plutocracy. Fri, 25 May 2012 12:50:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://aaeblog.com/2009/06/04/hydroelectric-power/comment-page-1/#comment-351615 Roderick Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:07:41 +0000 http://aaeblog.com/?p=2893#comment-351615 Rudolf Hess, not so much. Rudolf Hess, not so much.

]]> http://aaeblog.com/2009/06/04/hydroelectric-power/comment-page-1/#comment-351614 Black Bloke Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:23:55 +0000 http://aaeblog.com/?p=2893#comment-351614 Karl Hess would love it. Karl Hess would love it.

]]> http://aaeblog.com/2009/06/04/hydroelectric-power/comment-page-1/#comment-351611 Matt Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:15:09 +0000 http://aaeblog.com/?p=2893#comment-351611 He seems to have re-invented the solar tube using water rather than prisms or reflective surfaces to bend the light. He seems to have re-invented the solar tube using water rather than prisms or reflective surfaces to bend the light.

]]> http://aaeblog.com/2009/06/04/hydroelectric-power/comment-page-1/#comment-351613 Anon73 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:49:17 +0000 http://aaeblog.com/?p=2893#comment-351613 Yeah the tops of the bottles need to be poking through the roof so that the sunlight can be refracted into the room. In other words, perfect for third-world countries that either don't have a room or have one made out of logs, etc. Yeah the tops of the bottles need to be poking through the roof so that the sunlight can be refracted into the room. In other words, perfect for third-world countries that either don’t have a room or have one made out of logs, etc.

]]> http://aaeblog.com/2009/06/04/hydroelectric-power/comment-page-1/#comment-351612 Joe Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:20:17 +0000 http://aaeblog.com/?p=2893#comment-351612 It doesn't look like any electric power is being generated. Instead it sounds just like the kitchen skylight we have (here in sunny Florida). It doesn’t look like any electric power is being generated. Instead it sounds just like the kitchen skylight we have (here in sunny Florida).

]]> http://aaeblog.com/2009/06/04/hydroelectric-power/comment-page-1/#comment-351610 Brandon Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:57:23 +0000 http://aaeblog.com/?p=2893#comment-351610 Genius, except it's limited to warm, dry climates. Here, in Canada, we need ceilings with 2 feet of insulation and a plastic vapour barrier to stop air movement above the top floor before we even get to the roof. Genius, except it’s limited to warm, dry climates. Here, in Canada, we need ceilings with 2 feet of insulation and a plastic vapour barrier to stop air movement above the top floor before we even get to the roof.

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