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Steampunk World
Arik_the_Red:
well yes... but could be argued as being a waste of a precious resource... a lot of lamps to fill
blazecon0:
i know i was just bein smart ;)
kreator:
(Carrara Rendered with Steam/Smoke Particle emitters)
I know this is old but was "Falloffalots" steampunk airship thingy
thought you guys might appreciate it! never did get finished
Arik_the_Red:
It was such a cool vehicle, too! What happened to falloffalot?
ENSONIQ5:
--- Quote from: blazecon0 on November 07, 2010, 07:43:35 pm ---if this rock doesn't intake anything before outputting, that literally creates a kind of glitch in the universe.
--- End quote ---
Not sure that this needs to be true, though I like the idea. If the meteorite was radioactive, but radiated purely in the low energy infra red end of the spectrum (ie. heat) then very small amounts could yield huge amounts of energy, using E=MC^2. I calculate that a single gram of matter (0.001kg) would yield almost 25 million kilowatt hours of energy if it could all be harnessed. Piston-style steam engines are, at best, around 8% efficient, which is to say that 8% of the energy inputted into the firebox is outputted as kinetic energy, with 92% lost through thermal radiation, friction, etc.. Further, modern electric generators reach about 35% efficiency so I think it would be fairer to assume a 25% efficiency for the generators in Steamtopia. This leaves around 500,000Kwh available for use. With the average modern household using around 10,000Kwh per year, that means that a single gram of Ariktheredium could power a household for up to 50 years.
Ok, so the physics is a bit wobbly but basically this is nuclear power in the early industrial age, without the nasty side effects or toxic by-products. Cool!
On the whole Meteor/meteoroid/meteorite terminology thing, I stand corrected. It looks like a case of common (mis)use becoming the accepted norm.
Kreator, excellent stuff as always!
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