[chbot] Alt Energy ?

[GRAHAM CHRISTIE]

>     At Cashmere High School they have a device that is soft underfoot and generates energy from passing Students in the Science block.
> 
>     I have supported young people win prizes for being innovative such as the Student Bevin referenced.
>     But my approach or point of view was slightly different.
> 
>     I was asked previously from a set of judges to evaluate an idea from a young guy from a technical point of view. (funny enough it also was for electricity for Africa)
>     On the face of it, it was a good idea for the average man on the street but in the end I said it will fail and gave my reasons.
>     But I said he should win the prize and the money (which he did) that came with it because he as a person should be supported and encouraged.
>     I said he will do this and fail and will learn, then he will do something else and he may succeed in the next idea.
> 
>     So I can pick technical holes in young peoples ideas all day long but the big picture is these people need supporting because one day they may come up with a real gem and we as society may benefit from it.
> 
>     Regards
>     Graham
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>         > >         On 01/12/2021 08:53 Charles Manning <cdhmanning at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >         There is no "free" energy. This is just adding drag and extracting energy from other sources.
> >         Yes, due to harmonics etc it would be far more efficient to:
> >         * Fix the road so that the vehicles have a smoother and more efficient ride.
> >         * Use a portion of the saved fuel to run a generator.
> > 
> >         But these are the days of woke. Emotion beats the laws of physics.
> > 
> > 
> >         On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 7:46 AM Mark Atherton <markaren1 at xtra.co.nz mailto:markaren1 at xtra.co.nz > wrote:
> > 
> >             > > > Bevin posted a notice about this...
> > > 
> > >             https://www.globalteacherprize.org/global-student-prize/jeremiah-thoronka-2021-winner
> > > 
> > >             "Jeremiah Thoronka, a student from Sierra Leone, who invented a device
> > >             that uses kinetic energy from traffic and pedestrians to generate clean
> > >             power, has been named the winner of the Chegg.org Global Student Prize
> > >             2021".
> > > 
> > >             At first blush, it sounds like third-world countries have unstable
> > >             roadways, where passing traffic shakes-things-up-a-bit. This wasted
> > >             energy could then be harvested by (for example) burying a huge mass
> > >             under the road, and using differential movement to generate power.
> > > 
> > >             Taking my wild speculation as reasonable for a moment, and call me
> > >             stupid if you like, but if the roads were improved, surely the
> > >             improvement of fuel efficiency of the associated with the road-traffic
> > >             would far exceed any small percentage of the wasted energy transferred
> > >             into the ground ??
> > > 
> > >             Thoughts please !!
> > > 
> > >             -Mark
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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