ecogeek.org — On a list of "holy sh!t that doesn't really sound like a good idea" ideas, creating tornadoes to power cities has got to be pretty close to the top. But really, does it sound any more foolish than attempting to control the force of atomic explosions?
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re0turinAug 1, 2007
that would be such a cool thing to see off the back porch, why the hell wouldn't you want it in your back yard.think about it, build a house to the west of that thing and it'll look like the damned thing is on fire every evening, i won't be a tornado like you see in movies or in nature because it would likely be on a large cement slab and wouldn't have all the dust, but on a cloudy day you would have this swirling vortex of terror.then again I just want to shoot fire works into the thing
jayhawk88Aug 1, 2007
When tornadoes take over the worldThere'll be no time for frettingNo fussing or complaining anymoreWhen tornadoes take over the worldYou won't have your folksTo blame for all the stuff that's your faultYour friends will be swirling Right above your disembodied headWhen tornadoes take over the worldAll the things in the fridgeThat fell on the floor Will dissapearAnd all of your neighbors Will be waving their flashlights at your houseYour friends will be swirling Right above your disembodied headWhen tornadoes take over the world.
agentaceAug 1, 2007
Somehow I think this would require more energy than it would produce.
calmllamaAug 1, 2007
You know that some cities, like New York, already use the surplus heat energy from power plants in the form of compressed steam pipes... Seems like it would be a lot easier to make a steam powered turbine attached to the coal power plant to reclaim the heat. Nuclear power would be a little different because, from what i understand, thats essentially how nuclear power is produced in the first place.
eddehAug 1, 2007
Buried, totally agree with macguy815. Also, if any futuristic powerplant ideas should get attention, it's fusion power:<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power</a>
Closed AccountAug 2, 2007
Seeing as any tornado requires proper heat and air conditions to operate, if it were to escape it would very quickly die. Personally I LOVE the idea. Maybe they could use geothermal as a future heat source?