Word Nerd here: watch out for silicon vs. silicone. Silicon is the element semiconductor chips are made out of. Silicone is a caulking-like synthetic polymer material used to seal fishtanks.
um, wait, are they generating the split-infrared beam without electricity, too?
Because right now, it sounds like they're saying
"SEE?!? With only this piece of TWINE (coughgarble)tiedtothiselectricwinch(/coughgarble), we're turning these spindle-thingies round & round, with NO ELECTRICITY :D
unless I've missed something important (which is highly likely)...
@Truthseeker_Young: No I think your right. Most energy tech is one piece of the puzzle at a time. Hopefully we'll split beams with out energy before we move twine by it's self.
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When I read this, all I could think was "disco ball".
07/15/09
but it's too early in the morning to go there just yet.
07/14/09
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone
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07/14/09
Because right now, it sounds like they're saying
"SEE?!? With only this piece of TWINE (coughgarble)tiedtothiselectricwinch(/coughgarble), we're turning these spindle-thingies round & round, with NO ELECTRICITY :D
unless I've missed something important (which is highly likely)...
07/14/09
also:
"This nano-stuff is confusing"
Nice contribution star commenters.
Urgh....This new comment system....
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07/14/09
If only there were some kind of video to help explain it to me.
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