Zero Point Energy Experiment. Please, make a video, it's gotta be better than mentos.

The Flavored Coffee Guy · Aug 7, 2006

Please read the information at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy#Experimental_evidence

This means that if you take a capacitor, and charge it up to it's rated
maximum DC Voltage, and either pinch it in a vise, or hit it directly
with a sledge hammer, it will explode. This excludes electrolytic
capacitors.

Eeyore · Aug 7, 2006

The said:
Please read the information at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy#Experimental_evidence

This means that if you take a capacitor, and charge it up to it's rated
maximum DC Voltage, and either pinch it in a vise, or hit it directly
with a sledge hammer, it will explode. This excludes electrolytic
capacitors.

It means no such thing.

You're still an idiot.

Graham

Jamie · Aug 7, 2006

In said:
Please read the information at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy#Experimental_evidence

This means that if you take a capacitor, and charge it up to it's rated
maximum DC Voltage, and either pinch it in a vise, or hit it directly
with a sledge hammer, it will explode. This excludes electrolytic
capacitors.

I don't see how the two are related, or where one would even arrive at
that conclusion. The article (at least to me anyway) seems to discuss
something that is frankly, unknown. I don't believe scientists actually
understand so-called quantum mechanics (yet).

If you took a mythical huge capacitor with foil plates, charged it to some extreme
high value and then smashed it, yes, the plates would come together forming a
short which may produce sparks.

If the dielectric were made of something like, oh.. gunpowder... you might get
an explosion.

(or if the power energy in the capacitor were high enough, you
probably wouldn't even need the gunpowder) this would be more or less... a
firecracker.

Seems to me, several years when I was younger and, maybe not so careful, I
charged an electrolytic with straight-line AC power. The electrolytic
apparently vaporized, creating a pressure which resulted in a small explosion.

So, yea, you can do weird freaky stuff with some capacitors. (I don't recall
what type it is, I only have a vague recollection of doing it along with several
other stupid tricks) I don't believe this would possibly have anything to do
with zero point energy, just a vacuum of common sense.

Jamie

Michael A. Terrell · Aug 8, 2006

Eeyore said:
It means no such thing.

You're still an idiot.

Graham

Was there ever a question? I kill filed the troll years ago.

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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

Cheeks · Aug 8, 2006

The said:
Please read the information at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy#Experimental_evidence

This means that if you take a capacitor, and charge it up to it's rated
maximum DC Voltage, and either pinch it in a vise, or hit it directly
with a sledge hammer, it will explode. This excludes electrolytic
capacitors.

Pure bullshit.

Paul Hovnanian P.E. · Aug 8, 2006

The said:
Please read the information at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy#Experimental_evidence

This means that if you take a capacitor, and charge it up to it's rated
maximum DC Voltage, and either pinch it in a vise, or hit it directly
with a sledge hammer, it will explode. This excludes electrolytic
capacitors.

No. It'll open up a wormhole into an alternate universe into which you
will be drawn and from which there is no internet connectivity to this
one. Try it sometime.

Eeyore · Aug 8, 2006

Paul Hovnanian P.E. said:
No. It'll open up a wormhole into an alternate universe into which you
will be drawn and from which there is no internet connectivity to this
one. Try it sometime.

Snort !

Best place for him ! ;~)

Graham

James Thompson · Aug 9, 2006

The Flavored Coffee Guy said:
Please read the information at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy#Experimental_evidence

This means that if you take a capacitor, and charge it up to it's rated
maximum DC Voltage, and either pinch it in a vise, or hit it directly
with a sledge hammer, it will explode. This excludes electrolytic
capacitors.

Zero point energy is potential energy that is at rest, once you use any of
the energy, it is no longer zero point.

On the other hand you may be an example of zero point energy in that your
energy is of ZERO Point!

Jamie · Aug 9, 2006

The said:
Please read the information at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy#Experimental_evidence

This means that if you take a capacitor, and charge it up to it's rated
maximum DC Voltage, and either pinch it in a vise, or hit it directly
with a sledge hammer, it will explode. This excludes electrolytic
capacitors.

i think your watching too much TV...
watching SG-A may not be the best
educational tool at hand..

The Flavored Coffee Guy · Aug 19, 2006

Eeyore said:
It means no such thing.

You're still an idiot.

Graham

It's funny because capacitor will explode.

The Flavored Coffee Guy · Aug 19, 2006

Jamie said:
I don't see how the two are related, or where one would even arrive at
that conclusion. The article (at least to me anyway) seems to discuss
something that is frankly, unknown. I don't believe scientists actually
understand so-called quantum mechanics (yet).

If you took a mythical huge capacitor with foil plates, charged it to some extreme
high value and then smashed it, yes, the plates would come together forming a
short which may produce sparks.

If the dielectric were made of something like, oh.. gunpowder... you might get
an explosion. (or if the power energy in the capacitor were high enough, you
probably wouldn't even need the gunpowder) this would be more or less... a
firecracker.

Seems to me, several years when I was younger and, maybe not so careful, I
charged an electrolytic with straight-line AC power. The electrolytic
apparently vaporized, creating a pressure which resulted in a small explosion.

So, yea, you can do weird freaky stuff with some capacitors. (I don't recall
what type it is, I only have a vague recollection of doing it along with several
other stupid tricks) I don't believe this would possibly have anything to do
with zero point energy, just a vacuum of common sense.

Jamie

Okay, okay, the zero point energy was a bullshit line. But, still, if
you charge up a high voltage capacitor 200 watt volts or greater and
put it in a vice, or hit it with a sledge hammer while fully charged
will explode. Just like a bullet mushrooms, the dielectric is
typically plastic, or waxpaper, and when you apply pressure, it just
get thin. Do it fast enough, and boom.

The Flavored Coffee Guy · Aug 19, 2006

Paul said:
No. It'll open up a wormhole into an alternate universe into which you
will be drawn and from which there is no internet connectivity to this
one. Try it sometime.

The Three Laws of Offerings and Sacrifice.
1) You can't win.
2) You can't break even.
3) You can't quit the game.

The Flavored Coffee Guy · Aug 19, 2006

Zero point energy is potential energy that is at rest, once you use any of
the energy, it is no longer zero point.

On the other hand you may be an example of zero point energy in that your
energy is of ZERO Point!

There is a point, mento's suck, and explosions rule!

Eeyore · Aug 19, 2006

The said:
Okay, okay, the zero point energy was a bullshit line.

You bet !

But, still, if
you charge up a high voltage capacitor 200 watt volts

What's a 'watt volt' ?

or greater and
put it in a vice, or hit it with a sledge hammer while fully charged
will explode. Just like a bullet mushrooms, the dielectric is
typically plastic, or waxpaper, and when you apply pressure, it just
get thin. Do it fast enough, and boom.

Probably true. Is this useful though ?

Graham

Rich Grise, Plainclothes Hippie · Aug 19, 2006

The Three Laws of Offerings and Sacrifice.
1) You can't win.
2) You can't break even.
3) You can't quit the game.

The three major philosophies of life are based on denials of those
fundamental truths:

1. Capitalists believe you can win
2. Socialists believe you can break even
3. Mystics believe you can quit the game.

Cheers!
Rich

Rich Grise · Aug 19, 2006

It's funny because capacitor will explode.

Show us.
Blow up a capacitor in a vise, and take videos.

Otherwise, shut up and go read a book.

Good-bye.
Rich

Eeyore · Aug 19, 2006

Rich said:
Show us.
Blow up a capacitor in a vise, and take videos.

Otherwise, shut up and go read a book.

If it works, he could put it on YouTube !

Graham

krw · Aug 19, 2006

The three major philosophies of life are based on denials of those
fundamental truths:
CloseP

1. Capitalists believe you can win

Capitalists know you can win

2. Socialists believe you can break even

Socialists know that for them to win, you must lose.

3. Mystics believe you can quit the game.

Communists know _you_ will lose; they win.

John Woodgate · Aug 19, 2006

dated Sat said:
If it works, he could put it on YouTube !

.... or his executors could.

martin griffith · Aug 19, 2006

... or his executors could.

Fatwa or lawyers?

martin

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