alberttcone

@alberttcone@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Another mystery solved.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that it’s implicit that the volume of Godzilla would increase; we need to assume that the bounding layer has a degree of elasticity and that that the matter displaced by the flotation cavity will expand into that, reducing the net density.

  Mighty Godzilla, with power untold Rises through the waves; his powers unfold Hidden muscles in clever design Create a new chamber as they realign

  Inflating his body, a titanic display Defying the depths, he floats up and away No long bound by the oceans’s might Godzilla soars, a triumphant sight!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Negative electricity prices registered in nearly all European energy markets⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You are right that you need to dehumidify a large volume of air (like, more than 150 cubic metres) to get enough water for a person, in a rationing scenario. That isn’t necessarily a huge problem; fans can move large volumes of air quite efficiently and dehumidifiers work more efficiently at higher temperatures, but your main point that it isn’t scalable on a population level is definitely true - it’s something you can do for off grid or survival situations, but not easily for domestic water supply.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Negative electricity prices registered in nearly all European energy markets⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s 17g or 17cc per cubic metre, not 17 litres!

  In dry countries the relative humidity can be low - sub 40% is common. That said, the absolute water carrying capacity increases rapidly with temperature, so at 40C, the saturation mass is more like 50g/m3 and at 40%RH it still carries more water than 100%RH air at 20C.