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WE ARE SAVED!

Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 21:22
by Vortex
http://environment.independent.co.uk/cl ... 191512.ece
A discovery that could give the world access to vast quantities of energy with minimal damage to the climate will be shown off for the first time at a glittering gathering of the famous, rich and influential next Friday night.

Al Gore is to be the star turn at a dinner where guests have paid at least ?1,000 a head, and some will have parted with ?50,000 for their share of the Aberdeen Angus steak and pink champagne, under the high ornate ceilings of London's Royal Courts of Justice.
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Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 21:31
by MisterE
Guess I picked the worng day to finally start killing those local politicians and fat cats. We are bloody saved now!

Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 21:33
by syberberg
This could be...erm...interesting. I'll bet there's oil used somewhere along the line though.

Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 21:43
by littlejimmy
Yeah, I read this. Who is Kane Kramer, and does anyone have any idea what this new energy source is? Solar power beamed back from space perhaps?

Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 21:47
by Vortex
It's all quite simple really.

They have found a way of harnessing the energy created during the - err - amorous activities of snails.

You do however need a LOT of snails per "fuel cell" ... and they have to be in the mood.

"Oi, geroff, I've got a headache!"
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Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 22:00
by oilslick
Vortex wrote:It's all quite simple really.

They have found a way of harnessing the energy created during the - err - amorous activities of snails.

You do however need a LOT of snails per "fuel cell" ... and they have to be in the mood.

"Oi, geroff, I've got a headache!"
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Apparently Shell have been putting quite a lot into this :wink:

Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 22:09
by Ballard
http://www.kanekramer.com/

From his 'content lite' website I'm not impressed. Apart from claiming he 'invented' the iPod in the 70's, and moaning about not receiving any money for it. Some childish sketches do not a product make...

I am willing to bet this miracle will be underwhelming and vanish shortly thereafter.

Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 22:11
by Vortex
.. but... but .. Al Gore is a fan ...

Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 22:13
by Vortex
That website is pathetic .. 10 minutes work .. empty & broken.

Posted: 24 Nov 2007, 22:14
by RenewableCandy
MisterE wrote:Guess I picked the worng day to finally start killing those local politicians and fat cats. We are bloody saved now!
Bah! Shoot the b***ers anyway! Are they any less venal just because some bloke's got a perpetual-motion machine in his pocket?

Posted: 25 Nov 2007, 14:44
by Andy Hunt
Hope it works . . . I can pack in work then and go back to being a full-time hippy.

Posted: 26 Nov 2007, 05:39
by SaturnV
Sounds like the Segway saga all over again - pathetic.