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LOL...now I'm glad I posted this. You all have made me laugh so hard!!!

Thanks!
1 month ago

Glenn Herbert wrote:The width of a container has nothing to do with the static pressure at the bottom; the water height in the container is the only relevant factor.

A siphon can make water flow up and over the edge of its container, but the siphon's exit must be lower than the interior water surface to flow out by gravity.



Thanks Glenn, that is a reasonable response, one I am pretty sure is true. Which would foil my idea of turning it into an electric generator.
1 month ago

Glenn Herbert wrote:If something this simple actually worked, there would be millions of them in operation already.



That kind of thinking Glenn is what prevents people from trying things that could ultimately work.

Given all of these, I think the water should flow:
- It is a siphon, we know siphons work.
- The weight of the water in the barrel will create a larger pressure to push the water out.
- The water exiting will create a vacuum that sucks up water from the pipe that is extended into the water.
- If that suction pipe is short enough that the weight of water within it is 75% or less than the water in the barrel, then it should be able to keep sucking the water up into the barrel.

And if the water is flowing, it can turn a generator wheel.
1 month ago
I just saw this video on YouTube. It shows a water pump that appears as if it can run indefinitely without electricity. Thus at the output a water wheel generator could be attached and free electricity should be the result.

Who can build it? I'd love to see how much energy can be produced from one unit. Scale them up to 10, 20, 10,000...how much can be produced?

Check out this short video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/D76nM2rqEh0?si=LallNvub-DteYeSC

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1 month ago
  • Rub long hair on a bee sting. It works great. It removes the stinger too.
  • As for wasps, not sure, but the same may work.
  • For mosquitos use ammonia on the bite. Mix cleaning ammonia with water first to dilute it, does not take much. I keep a bottle of it on hand with an eyedropper in it, our use a q-tip to apply. It only stings if you've broken the skin by scratching the bite too much, but only for a short time.
  • 1 year ago
    I built a climate battery greenhouse in Anacortes WA, pretty far north, but not as cold as Montana. It worked great March through October, but not in the other months because we just don't have enough sunlight to warm it up during the day...also a lot of grey days here as well.

    These greenhouses do work well on the more eastern locations that are further south but still much colder than we get here.

    Just something to factor in when considering experimenting with this sort of thing is, "do you get enough sunlight for these clever techniques to work?"
    1 year ago
    HAIR is a great remedy. Last year we got some bees for our farm, and when unpacking the nook into the hive, one of them got me in the ankle.

    My wife is from India, so she has some great ancient remedies for all sorts of things. She rubbed her hair on the sting, the relief was INSTANT and lasting. No further pain.

    If I ever get stung again, I'll surely try that first. But not wanting to experiment further, I can only give this advice from a single incident. My wife says it always works, pulls the stinger out and also oils and enzymes in the hair neutralizes the toxins. Best if it is done immediately.
    2 years ago
    I just bought a home and it has a 1/2 acre of vacant land (with empty shed) across the street. I would like to have someone farm about 1/4 acre of it (maybe more) organically.

    The other part of that land will soon have an RV parked on it with a view of this garden...to be rented out on AirBnB Short Term Vacation Rental.

    The intention is for us to have access to fresh organic veggies, you to have veggies and an income from the farm, and our guests to have a lovely view of mother nature at its finest.

    Contact me via email to start and tell me your vision, what you require from us, and what you have to offer us. Lets create a Win-Win for us all.

    Sincerely,
    Michael Skowronski
    6 years ago