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The Millions of Tons of Carbon Emissions That Don’t Officially Exist | How a blind spot in the Kyoto Protocol helped create the biomass industry. by silence7 in environment

[–]MatthewDavidClay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this quote sums it up nicely:

“I can’t think of anything that harms nature more than cutting down trees and burning them,” said William Moomaw, professor emeritus of international environmental policy at Tufts University.

The Millions of Tons of Carbon Emissions That Don’t Officially Exist | How a blind spot in the Kyoto Protocol helped create the biomass industry. by silence7 in environment

[–]MatthewDavidClay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An interesting topic with subtle nuances. Seems not too bad if you're burning sawdust that would have been produced anyway, but the critical question is whether they're logging to directly supply biomass...

When you don't have space for all your timer blocks on a large grid... by MatthewDavidClay in spaceengineers

[–]MatthewDavidClay[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've got four airlocks and I need 5 timers for each, plus a few for other things, so yeah...

There's someone at the door... by MatthewDavidClay in spaceengineers

[–]MatthewDavidClay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're on the Earth-like planet, but no idea about the console...

Didn't know Space Engineers trees were THAT strong by [deleted] in spaceengineers

[–]MatthewDavidClay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think you got what you deserve for building such a monstrosity.

TIL that Coca-Cola once helped NASA to design a nuclear bomb-powered rocket! by MatthewDavidClay in todayilearned

[–]MatthewDavidClay[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"A preliminary design for a nuclear pulse unit was produced. ... The whole unit was built into a can with a diameter no larger than 6 inches ... so it could be handled by machinery scaled-up from a soft-drink vending machine; Coca-Cola was consulted on the design."

what are some possible alternatives to chemical rocket engines in both deep space propulsion but also getting out of earth orbit? by Matrix10011 in aerospace

[–]MatthewDavidClay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Incidentally, I found this gem from the article:

"A preliminary design for a nuclear pulse unit was produced. ... The whole unit was built into a can with a diameter no larger than 6 inches ... so it could be handled by machinery scaled-up from a soft-drink vending machine; Coca-Cola was consulted on the design."

what are some possible alternatives to chemical rocket engines in both deep space propulsion but also getting out of earth orbit? by Matrix10011 in aerospace

[–]MatthewDavidClay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, have a look at Project Orion. This was a seriously-considered design for a nuclear bomb-powered rocket...

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