Recent content by Disako

Snake? ...Snake? SNAAAAAAAAAKE!!!!!

Science time! Planet mass and gravity People are saying that 3x the mass = 3x the gravity. This is not true. The mass of a planet is proportional to its radius cubed. This means that the radius is proportional to the cube root of the mass. Since the force of gravity is proportional to mass...

There is variability in renewable output, but the system is already set up with plenty of margin for variability. Conventional power is variable as well (not as much as renewables, but still significant). Until we meet saturation point (which no major nation is even close to) there is no need to...

Wind turbines will generate some power for 70-85% of the time (depending on the site), but they only produce 30% of their theoretical maximum output, since they aren't always generating at full capacity and will occasionally require maintenance.

If anyone is actually interested in the real costs of energy generation (including construction, fuel (not for wind obviously) and decomissioning (for nuclear): Gas: 2.5-3.5 ? cents per kW/h (And rising as fuel costs rise) Coal: 3-4 ? cents per kW/h (And rising as fuel costs rise) Nuclear...