Great advice for our region Doc Day! Thanks so much. I do primarily no-till raised beds (yes, I still get a few aggressive weeds) but also have a water hungry long leaf Eucalyptus tree growing in proximity. Though I love that tree, I’ve been chopping it’s roots outside the garden area to try and prevent water theft. So far, so good.
Very interesting download as usual Doc. Thank you!
On the energy news...
I have a (redneck engineering) friend who is very talented, educated, etc, and he patiently helps me to understand the finer technicalities of energy, and reasons why it is such a big deal. Past, present, and future.
I saw the LK99 news yesterday and immediately asked his opinion with some questions. ⬇️
“I agree, it does sound too good to be true, and a bit fishy around the edges.
What would the impact be on energy / oil if this were to be true, and could be manufactured cheaply ?
I would assume it would change things quite a lot, since loss from transmission is a huge deal right now. If that loss could be converted into excess available electrical energy, we’d need less power plants, less power lines, less transformers etc. Should also make for more efficient
Back in mid 90s I picked up a BS in physics. My senior thesis was on high temperature superconductors which I thought showed promise. Almost 30 years later I think it’s still at that point. I haven’t followed the tech development closely but if there had been major game changing breakthroughs it’d be out in the news.
I haven’t dived into details on this latest news. It looks suspicious. Like a number of cases, I expect soon to see criticism as attempts to repeat the findings fail.
In a nutshell superconductors drop resistance to zero. Normal resistance in wires is a huge cost, as electrons moving through the wire bounce around, each time leaving behind energy as heat. That resistance heating BTW is the main loss mechanism in transporting electricity around the grid. Which means if we get HTSCs working at scale and at low cost then the grid would be far more efficient.
SCs work by electrons being “paired” together. Normally electrons repel each other. But in SCs the pair interact with the lattice.
My quantum prof called it a “speedboat” model: picture two speedboats on a lake going in the same circle. The wake of the first boat sets up a slight “groove” in the water for the second boat, and it’s wake does the same for the first boat. This creates a slight preferred path for the boats with reduced resistance.
Same with the electrons. The first creates a wake in the lattice. But for the wake to stay in place long enough the lattice has to be still.
And THAT is why the wire has to be cold.
Thermal motion in the lattice at room temp would destroy the wake and the second electron would see no net attraction to the first.
So… based on that I’m very skeptical that somehow (a) another mechanism for SCs was discovered or (b) another lattice was found which preserves the wake at room temp.
Of course if it turns out either was done… awesome news!
For industrial uses, we would still have years of development to go - to push down cost, ramp up production, and build up infrastructure using these and to manufacture at scale.
It’s the chasm between the first integrated circuit and Intel or Texas Instruments bringing millions of chips to market.”
Your friend gave the long version of "I have not heard about this new thing, but here is what I know about the old thing".
I read a lot of links about this LK-99 and chose the Global Times because it is a state-mouthpiece. Wikipedia: "The Global Times is a daily tabloid newspaper under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party's flagship newspaper, the People's Daily."
The piece also seemed to be better researched and written by somebody with understanding of the issues. It was the best piece I saw of about a dozen. The CCP does not like to be embarrassed.
Notice the proviso that this is either a room-temp "superconductor" or a completely new kind of semiconductor, but it clearly has super-powers in a magnetic-field.
If I could get my hands on a cheaper supply of room-temperature (and 1 ATM) superconductors...I’d float my round hay bales out to the cows at feeding time, for starters.
Let me dream Doc. I appreciate ever single topic you bring into the light. In fact, you are the light this world needs now ♥️
I understand there are many more serious problems we're dealing with but one that I feel with more widespread knowledge we can nip in the bud is the CCDH and others that support taking our 1A away from us and that's the possibly illegal Prince Harry and his leftist politically connected 'wife'. He's on the Board of the Aspen foundation, he's an admitted drug user who was probably admitted into this country without proper documentation and is kept immune, again illegally, bc of ties to Biden. Both he and wife are on a campaign to control online bullying, ie free speech, which he calls "bonkers", and they are more guilty of than anyone else. They are very nefarious and IMO being complicit w them is his dastardly father and more than likely other wealthy handlers. She is desperately jockeying for Diane Feinstein's position the minute it's open and she's a severely mentally disturbed narcissist. He MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND DEPORTED! Please watch The Royal Grift on YT who lays it all out much better than I. They are hiding behind their so called not for profit charities where the only charity goes to is them, in $ millions, and DON'T PAY TAXES! They are now coming for our youth, totally tied to WEF Globalists.
Super-interesting as usual. Thank you!
But: no garden pictures? They're always a welcome reminder to nurture and appreciate the local.
Relatedly, tomorrow evening:
"RFK Jr., to Host Virtual Roundtable on Revitalizing Our Food, Farms, and Soil: The Farmers Speak Aug. 3 at 8 p.m. ET"
Meryl Nass MD hosted a food security symposium therough Children's Health Defense earlier this year. This is my presentation.
https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/events/the-attack-on-food-symposium/attack-on-food-john/
I came up short of fresh pictures today.
Great advice for our region Doc Day! Thanks so much. I do primarily no-till raised beds (yes, I still get a few aggressive weeds) but also have a water hungry long leaf Eucalyptus tree growing in proximity. Though I love that tree, I’ve been chopping it’s roots outside the garden area to try and prevent water theft. So far, so good.
Do you mind if I share your video?
Please do, Beth I hope to be useful to people.
Very interesting download as usual Doc. Thank you!
On the energy news...
I have a (redneck engineering) friend who is very talented, educated, etc, and he patiently helps me to understand the finer technicalities of energy, and reasons why it is such a big deal. Past, present, and future.
I saw the LK99 news yesterday and immediately asked his opinion with some questions. ⬇️
“I agree, it does sound too good to be true, and a bit fishy around the edges.
What would the impact be on energy / oil if this were to be true, and could be manufactured cheaply ?
I would assume it would change things quite a lot, since loss from transmission is a huge deal right now. If that loss could be converted into excess available electrical energy, we’d need less power plants, less power lines, less transformers etc. Should also make for more efficient
TVs, charging, batteries etc.
The effect would be HUGE.
MagLev trains for starters.
8% reduced transmission costs. Vastly cheaper MRI machines (currently operating with liquid helium).
MAJOR reductions in the need for copper.
Back in mid 90s I picked up a BS in physics. My senior thesis was on high temperature superconductors which I thought showed promise. Almost 30 years later I think it’s still at that point. I haven’t followed the tech development closely but if there had been major game changing breakthroughs it’d be out in the news.
I haven’t dived into details on this latest news. It looks suspicious. Like a number of cases, I expect soon to see criticism as attempts to repeat the findings fail.
In a nutshell superconductors drop resistance to zero. Normal resistance in wires is a huge cost, as electrons moving through the wire bounce around, each time leaving behind energy as heat. That resistance heating BTW is the main loss mechanism in transporting electricity around the grid. Which means if we get HTSCs working at scale and at low cost then the grid would be far more efficient.
SCs work by electrons being “paired” together. Normally electrons repel each other. But in SCs the pair interact with the lattice.
My quantum prof called it a “speedboat” model: picture two speedboats on a lake going in the same circle. The wake of the first boat sets up a slight “groove” in the water for the second boat, and it’s wake does the same for the first boat. This creates a slight preferred path for the boats with reduced resistance.
Same with the electrons. The first creates a wake in the lattice. But for the wake to stay in place long enough the lattice has to be still.
And THAT is why the wire has to be cold.
Thermal motion in the lattice at room temp would destroy the wake and the second electron would see no net attraction to the first.
So… based on that I’m very skeptical that somehow (a) another mechanism for SCs was discovered or (b) another lattice was found which preserves the wake at room temp.
Of course if it turns out either was done… awesome news!
For industrial uses, we would still have years of development to go - to push down cost, ramp up production, and build up infrastructure using these and to manufacture at scale.
It’s the chasm between the first integrated circuit and Intel or Texas Instruments bringing millions of chips to market.”
Your friend gave the long version of "I have not heard about this new thing, but here is what I know about the old thing".
I read a lot of links about this LK-99 and chose the Global Times because it is a state-mouthpiece. Wikipedia: "The Global Times is a daily tabloid newspaper under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party's flagship newspaper, the People's Daily."
The piece also seemed to be better researched and written by somebody with understanding of the issues. It was the best piece I saw of about a dozen. The CCP does not like to be embarrassed.
Notice the proviso that this is either a room-temp "superconductor" or a completely new kind of semiconductor, but it clearly has super-powers in a magnetic-field.
AND...
If I could get my hands on a cheaper supply of room-temperature (and 1 ATM) superconductors...I’d float my round hay bales out to the cows at feeding time, for starters.
Let me dream Doc. I appreciate ever single topic you bring into the light. In fact, you are the light this world needs now ♥️
Thank You, Beth.
I seek only to be a conduit for the light of Truth, and to seek the light, myself.
I anxiously await more data and hold hope that some of the alternatives out there (known and as yet unknown) can be released from the lockdown.
I understand there are many more serious problems we're dealing with but one that I feel with more widespread knowledge we can nip in the bud is the CCDH and others that support taking our 1A away from us and that's the possibly illegal Prince Harry and his leftist politically connected 'wife'. He's on the Board of the Aspen foundation, he's an admitted drug user who was probably admitted into this country without proper documentation and is kept immune, again illegally, bc of ties to Biden. Both he and wife are on a campaign to control online bullying, ie free speech, which he calls "bonkers", and they are more guilty of than anyone else. They are very nefarious and IMO being complicit w them is his dastardly father and more than likely other wealthy handlers. She is desperately jockeying for Diane Feinstein's position the minute it's open and she's a severely mentally disturbed narcissist. He MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND DEPORTED! Please watch The Royal Grift on YT who lays it all out much better than I. They are hiding behind their so called not for profit charities where the only charity goes to is them, in $ millions, and DON'T PAY TAXES! They are now coming for our youth, totally tied to WEF Globalists.