13 year old looks at trees, makes solar power breakthrough in science
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[QUOTE=Sanius;31825673]It took a 13 year-old kid to figure this out?[/QUOTE]
Sometimes the best things are hidden in plain sight.
I thought he was going to be an asian boy.
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;31826738]That is one of the most random situations ever that's caused a major scientific development.[/QUOTE]
This isn't a major scientific development.
Hell, this isn't a minor scientific development. Engineers have been putting photovoltaic arrays in the most convoluted of forms possible for years based on way more variables than this kid has taken into consideration, and no single array that small is worth owning to begin with. Plus, if you look at his actual paper, his results are gimped- the "conventional" array he's using is a wreck that in no way resembles a modern flat array, taking no advantage of any modern flat array innovations, and there's no hard detail like cost comparison or anything else.
Not that a child should be expected to provide such things, and credit to him, it's a neat science project. The problem here is bad media trying to overhype anything they can because SCIENCE, when in reality this isn't significant.
[QUOTE=cdr248;31827636]I thought he was going to be an asian boy.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that's not supremacy or anything...
The Fibonacci sequence is a mathematical way of describing a spiral? :downs:
Nature has all the answers, we just need to ask the right questions!
[QUOTE=Rct33;31828200]Nature has all the answers, we just need to ask the right questions![/QUOTE]
Unless, of course, the goal is to directly defy nature, like safety from storms and all that.
And I think Black Holes might have a few more answers, despite being against the laws of physics.
Now connect it to a turbine so that when it spins due to wind it can generate more power. Or am i an idiot for thinking that would work?
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;31828275]Now connect it to a turbine so that when it spins due to wind it can generate more power. Or am i an idiot for thinking that would work?[/QUOTE]
It might be tricky to convert it all at once. And connecting it together's kind of useless when you get the same amount of energy either way by just not connecting it.
Anyone else think of Guren Lagan when reading this?
kudos to the kid, but the way it was explained how did scientists not make this connection or somehow come across this
god damn it observe trees you nerds
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;31826232]I wonder if this could be adapted to the cactus cell towers we got here in Arizona.
[img]http://www.paradisevalleyaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fake+cactus+cell+towers.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Top secret cruise missile silo.
[QUOTE=ultra_bright;31828448]Top secret cruise missile silo.[/QUOTE]
That dust bowl has probably jammed all the missiles, then.
[QUOTE=Cone;31825749]Holy fuck. Give that kid a medal.
Actually, scratch that. Imagine if somebody calls him a nerd:
"Hah, you fucking nerd."
"I created a better reason to use solar energy, potentially saving the world. When I was thirteen."
"Brb suicide."
That's a reward in itself.[/QUOTE]
I think a better way of dealing with it would to smash a solar panel on his head
[QUOTE=Desolategrunt;31828611]I think a better way of dealing with it would to smash a solar panel on his head[/QUOTE]
But you're assuming that this kid is Gordon Freeman.
[QUOTE=Cone;31825749]Holy fuck. Give that kid a medal.
Actually, scratch that. Imagine if somebody calls him a nerd:
"Hah, you fucking nerd."
"I created a better reason to use solar energy, potentially saving the world. When I was thirteen."
"Brb suicide."
That's a reward in itself.[/QUOTE]
Kids these days are so dumb they wouldn't give a crap and laugh at him anyway.
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Not to mention the endless yo momma jokes they'll throw at him.
[QUOTE=SnowCanary;31829015]Kids these days are so dumb they wouldn't give a crap and laugh at him anyway.
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Not to mention the endless yo momma jokes they'll throw at him.[/QUOTE]
You give kids too little credit. All you need to do is buff up the statement to "I saved the world when I was thirteen" and he's secure. If kids were really as stupid as you think, they'd believe him.
[QUOTE=Cone;31828235]Unless, of course, the goal is to directly defy nature, like safety from storms and all that.
And I think Black Holes might have a few more answers, despite being against the laws of physics.[/QUOTE]
Black holes are not against the laws of physics? What are you talking about? If something was against the laws of physics it would not happen/exist.
[QUOTE=Rct33;31829214]Black holes are not against the laws of physics? What are you talking about? If something was against the laws of physics it would not happen/exist.[/QUOTE]
It's a singularity. Of course it's impossible. It's so goddamned heavy, it sucks up light.
It can't exist. It's infinite mass confined to a single space. That is physically impossible.
WHO WANTS TO READ UZUMAKI
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Smart kid
[QUOTE=Cone;31829284]It's a singularity. Of course it's impossible. It's so goddamned heavy, it sucks up light.
It can't exist. It's infinite mass confined to a single space. That is physically impossible.[/QUOTE]it's not infinite mass
[QUOTE=Sift;31829475]WHO WANTS TO READ UZUMAKI
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Smart kid[/QUOTE]
lolwut
Normally when you hear about these "13-year-old makes a breakthrough in science!" stories, it's something stupidly obvious, and hardly revolutionary.
This, though... this is actually pretty notable.
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[QUOTE=Cone;31829495]lolwut[/QUOTE]
[url=http://www.mangareader.net/1358-44784-1/uzumaki/chapter-1.html]Prepare to be weirded out.[/url]
[QUOTE=Cone;31829284]It's a singularity. Of course it's impossible. It's so goddamned heavy, it sucks up light.
It can't exist. It's infinite mass confined to a single space. That is physically impossible.[/QUOTE]
You're silly.
[QUOTE=postmanX3;31830205]Normally when you hear about these "13-year-old makes a breakthrough in science!" stories, it's something stupidly obvious, and hardly revolutionary.
This, though... this is actually pretty notable.
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I'm sorry, I have a strict self-imposed law against reading or watching manga or anything of that sort.
Helps me remain stick-thin.
[url=http://www.mangareader.net/1358-44784-1/uzumaki/chapter-1.html]Prepare to be weirded out.[/url][/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Billiam;31830285]You're silly.[/QUOTE]
Right, so I can, right now, in my kitchen, put an infinite amount of water into my cup?
Who's the silly one here?
[QUOTE=Cone;31830314]I'm sorry, I have a strict self-imposed law against reading or watching manga or anything of that sort.
Helps me remain stick-thin.[/QUOTE]
You're missing out on a lot of genuinely amazing stuff, then. (Not necessarily Uzumaki, though. Personally, I just think it's [i]weird.[/i])
Um, interesting as this is, I cannot see how it could possibly be more efficient than a simple sheet of solar cells. Same number of cells, but can be angled to receive the most light at any given time. Anyone want to help me out here?
[QUOTE=Cone;31829284]It's a singularity. Of course it's impossible. It's so goddamned heavy, it sucks up light.
It can't exist. It's infinite mass confined to a single space. That is physically impossible.[/QUOTE]
Stop. A black hole has finite mass. A black hole has a singularity which is a point of infinite density and curvature, this is possible in General Relativity and it only breaks down when you get to quantum mechanical effects. Ignoring these, a black hole can be explained by our physical laws or theories (and they are predicted, not directly, but you would look at what would happen if an object had a large enough mass). General Reletivity may not be correct but it is a pretty good theory. There is plenty of evidence for black holes, go read about it.
ive always known this fyi
[QUOTE=Cone;31829284]It's a singularity. Of course it's impossible. It's so goddamned heavy, it sucks up light.
It can't exist. It's infinite mass confined to a single space. That is physically impossible.[/QUOTE]
It's not infinite mass, it's enough amounts of mass compressed into a small point, black holes are created when a sun with enough mass compresses itself, black holes don't violate any laws.
God damn ninja
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