http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/wednesday-night-1366-the-report/ Where the world comes together Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:51:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/wednesday-night-1366-the-report/#comment-2650 Douglas Lightfoot Fri, 09 May 2008 04:15:36 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/05/wednesday-night-1366-the-report/#comment-2650 … the problem with David Criswell’s proposal is somewhat analogous to the question, “Can the Great Lakes be emptied by men using teaspoons? The answer is “Yes”. If we are to get electricity from the moon as suggested by David Criswell, it is centuries away, not decades. The point I initially tried to make was that David Criswell has improved how he describes his project. For example, he now speaks of radar, which people feel is benign and useful, instead of microwaves that people use to cook food. They are identical, but the description makes a difference as to how people react. Just by the way, one of the problems with photovoltaic cells, and most people do not realize this, is that the active surface for collecting the solar energy and converting it to electricity is a small part of the total cost. Even if the active surface were free, it would make little difference to the total cost of the panel, supports and electricity system. <strong><a href="http://www.wednesday-night.com/Lightfoot.asp" rel="nofollow">Doug (Lightfoot)</a></strong> … the problem with David Criswell’s proposal is somewhat analogous to the question, “Can the Great Lakes be emptied by men using teaspoons? The answer is “Yes”.
If we are to get electricity from the moon as suggested by David Criswell, it is centuries away, not decades.
The point I initially tried to make was that David Criswell has improved how he describes his project. For example, he now speaks of radar, which people feel is benign and useful, instead of microwaves that people use to cook food. They are identical, but the description makes a difference as to how people react.
Just by the way, one of the problems with photovoltaic cells, and most people do not realize this, is that the active surface for collecting the solar energy and converting it to electricity is a small part of the total cost. Even if the active surface were free, it would make little difference to the total cost of the panel, supports and electricity system. Doug (Lightfoot)

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