Quadriple the wing width, make the cabin a little more luxurious and okay for 4 to travel and start selling it to the thousands of people with fortunes over 50 million and really looking to go green. You'd have to make it go much faster though...at least 300km/h. A flying wing with 20 times the wing width might work. Give it a go mr. genius
Why didn't he said a single fucking word about allll those chemtrails he saw during his trip? And don't anyone dare tell me he DID NOT ASKED HIMSELF A SINGLE TIME WHAT ARE THOSE FUCKINF TRAILS BEHIND THE PLANES!
Nicely said Bertrand! the famous Dead crowd definitely knows what is on the other side, maybe that's why the military and the government looks down upon the hippie crowd / culture. People do need to wake up, and stop being so stubborn and think with the gift you were given..
I too almost shut her down and I am so glad I did not. Unloading ballast - I use altering gratification(boring and threatening) - I believe I will steal Bertrands metaphor. I doubt he'll mind. thank you!
All I can say is that this man is a major part of the small hope I hold for the future of mankind.
He is a man that will be remembered as one of the few that took renewable energy seriously and made the leap that was necessary to spark interest in peoples dulled and commercialized brains.
Keep doing what your doing, you will be remembered in history as a great man.
it appears he is french for some reason i have problems "computing" english in frech accent.
Wierd thou as i speak english fluidly and also understand it whit any wierdo accent but french does confuse my brain. hmm maybe it is because the accent resembels my native language sweedish as much so the brain tries to compute swedish when its english i dunno i speak better finnish and english then swedish anyways LoL
Nissan is manufacturing a new vehicle, the Leaf, which will be electric. Electric cars may not mean much in an area that generates electricity with coal/steam power, but it would make a lot of sense in an area that generates its power via water.
This mans talk is allegorical and reasoned, enlightened and pragmatic; addressing global concerns that by now must resonate deeply within us to a broad-based listenership. Rare (for me) to see a person encompasses such a myriad of issues and problems facing the globe today so eloquently.
Find motivation in what seems impossible sounds challenging and uplifting.
This is why we study history, 100 years ago, all the things that we can do now would be considered ludicrous, I do believe that all these crazy things that scientists are coming up with right now will happen. Now, we are improving our technology faster than ever.
I do not plan to underestimate the potential of these ideas and projects
I like him.First time i see him and listen to the way he speaks.We have to spread this way of thinking in all kinds of engineering,technology,medicine and economics.Lets build a smarter planet and improve the quality of life.Great start for the new year :)
@nikky it's not a matter of the way he speaks, it's a matter of the facts: Affordability, abundance, practicality and efficiency. Yes their are good things about this, but if 2030 is the time this really gets going, we will have other alternatives instead, we will not face an energy crisis like this man stated. It is pretty obvious.Their are other alternatives going up right now! Check solar stirling dishes, I have at least one in my favs.Nuclear is also something that will expand way b4 fussion
Yes you are right.We have the facts.All those negative words in order of 'end' 'restricted source' etc.I am personaly working and studing in the field of biomedicine but i have a lot of collegues and friends at the university dealing with solar energy.Just to give an example i talk about Jülich Germany.There is a new kind of solar tower aready builded.
About the nuclear energy-i practicaly work with it in the medicine.
My point,like a human or person having a daily life that gives me the opportunity to work and expand my view and i hope some day other peoples views is to have the spirit and to take risks whatever you do or you work.Alternatives exist and they will exist and i believe that the world can and will change if people want it.Not only individuals.
I just don't think Fusion will become something big, looking at our present progression.. Maybe I am wrong.. But I think their is enough potential with Nuclear alone.. Of course the addition of concentrated solar, is another worthy alternative that is being constructed as we speak.. I am afraid Fusion may simply lag too far behind, and be forgotten about, I think Steven Cowley is conveying that hint in the fusion video (energy's future).
And speaking about progression and if somebody is right or wrong,it is just lessons,no mistakes.And to some extent it occurs to politics also.Education systems as well.I am not going to write more about it :)
Just to say it would be nice to begin 2010 with inspiration and new horizons.
The current approach to fusion seems very wrong headed for me. You might want to take a look at the google tech talks on alternative energy schemes. Two alternatives in fusion to the tokamak design and the thorium fluoride liquid phase reactor.
I also think the geothermal is WAAY underrated as a source. Hot rock is fricking everywhere and the technology is already developed.
Bertrand Piccard does not look like Sir Patrick Stewart....My comment is accurate Bertrand Piccard does look almost perfectly like my father, like an identical twin.
Richard Bach's bi-plane had be share "my wings are still
a thoughts in flight
just letting the ballast of living under the thumb of those who began to make rules as if we do not have a mind of our own, and the more its took away, the more we can be told without question and will defend to the death, our truth instead of simply letting each have their own and our living in respect .let the veneer of the past fall waym be give present for life
How can you ask Allah for revenge at the same time you ask for wealth, if worldly wealth is transitory? If farah refers to transitory delights or pleasures, such as a desire for wealth Allah emphasizes the suroor over the farah. Allah also advises those who make comments of a hypocritical nature. Refer (7115)
@michalchik 50 years ago the religious types were weak-minded...mainly because that was the flow. Now it's weakminded when you have venerartion in your eyes when you talk of Darwin...and constantly refer to the 'on the origin of species'. Grow a vertabrae and study religion...not that spam that comes your way through mass media
@crudhousefull Fuck Darwin, he was married to his cousin, had no head for math, and screwed up genetics. Is that enough veneration for you? I have read the bible cover to cover and taken courses on it. Studied, Buddhism, some islam, confuscianism, hinduism, taoism,the bahai's, scientology and various new things. Religion, every one, is a mess and with some people it is bottomless stupidity and madness. I don't venerate scientists but science works.
@michalchik Lol...you studied Buddhism and Islam? Understanding of any concept is gained by personal insight. Religion only gives the tools for personal insight in the form of meditation and guidelines for living life (no killing, stealing, lying, treating others as you would want to be treated yourself). Reading anything doesn't do anything for you. Meditate! Reading something to prove a point doesn't do anything. Take yourself as an example of that
@crudhousefull You are right. Part of my Study of Buddhism and mysticism was meditation. I was also very religious up to my early 20's and prayed a lot. You assume a lot.
Those basic moral values are present in every human population and even have nascent signs in animals. They don't come from religions they come from biological and cultural evolution including reason. They become dominant in secular states because you no longer have religion endorsing immorality.
@michalchik Lol. What immoral traits are endorsed in Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism pray tell. Btw...part of what you say is true, moral values are naturally present in the vast majority of sentient beings, religions gives the tools to hone in on them or create them where they are not present. Also, how does meditation promote 'bottomless stupidity' and 'madness'? Lol. They become dominant in secular states!? LOL. How many countries have you lived in?
@crudhousefull Lets take Buddhism for example. Theocracy where the peasant class is taxed to support monasteries. Where women are subjugated. The Dalai Lamas have never been women nor has he appointed women as priests. Suffering and death is minimized as transient and the product of Karma rather than real problems to be solved. Massive Idolatry at great expense to society. Meditation can be valuable but it can also be a drug that people use to retreat into sollipsism and detach,
@michalchik First lol...Buddhism is a theocracy. Second lol...women are subjugated. Third lol...idolatry. You are a complete idiot. I would have thought that an internet troll such as yourself would at least have had the decency to do a wiki search. The only true thing is that meditation can be used unwisely, but then so can any other tool that has been invented or used by man. Like I said o great ignoramus, religion only gives the tools for person insight.
@crudhousefull You can sit there and laugh all you want or you can read the history of Tibet and the other Himalayan nations. Monks not allowed to touch money? I suppose that is why they take paypal now-a-days. "Donations can be made by cheque, money order, or credit card online through the secure PayPal online ...Cheques should be made payable to Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple. Riwoche ... business number 889206504RR0001. Canadian and U.S. tax receipts will be issued.
@michalchik Idiot. Lay followers volunteer to handle administrative duties in any temple. And even if monks went beyond the proper rules...don't blame the religion for the ignorance of its followers. Do a proper study on religions and stop wasting my time.
@michalchik Btw...you've made so many generalizations about secular states etc. etc. How many countries have you lived in you little troll? I still can't get over the 'peasant class is taxed to support monastery' statement...shows what a complete retard you are. Residents of any monastery only receive food/clothing if lay followers so wish to give it to them. Monks aren't even allowed to TOUCH money (states specifically in the rules for monks). LOL!!
@crudhousefull I suppose that you think the Golden Buddha the 5.5 metric tons, 177,000 troy ounces of GOLD worth about 300 million dollars was meditated into existence? Maybe the Thai Monks prayed their surplus rice into gold, no money involved?
Idolatry, Nah its just a meditation aid. Let me ask you this, how many times have you visited reality? Being a new age tourist doesn't make you worldy
If you don't know that mediation can be hazardous you have gotten crappy training.
@michalchik I'm living in Sri Lanka. I've volunteered at our local temple lol. I'm going to be a monk in a couple of years...yes I think I know what Buddhism is. Read the Tripitaka...which give you the guidelines for being a Buddhist...real easy language even someone like you can understand. Didn't I say that meditation could be used incorrectly? There are monks here that accumulate a lot of money...they aren't real monks...they are thieves.
@crudhousefull You might want to look up the "no true Scotsman fallacy".
So how many women are monks and when was the last time a woman was in charge of that monastery? None and never? Hmmm... fancy that.
How were the stones of the monastery purchased? What about the statues? It was all monks that built everything. They weave the cloth and create the saffron dye?
There are good things and bad things in all religions and devotion means you have to obey both.
@michalchik Okay...you seem to know so much more than me. Good for you for making such informed decisions. Btw...monasteries are built by the government or philanthropists. Monks are only allowed to own 1.5 bowls (one for yourself and share another with another monk in case your bowl breaks) and 2 robes if I remember correctly.
@michalchik I'm the one that should refer to the no true Scotsman fallacy LOL. Who made the claim that all religions are immoral? Women are not excluded from having monasteries or heading them. I'll give you a leg up on this one though...there is a rule that says male monks can admonish female monks but female monks cannot admonish male monks. That's the extent of sexism on religious texts.
@michalchik Don't confuse the original teachings of any religion with adulterated ones of a disciple. Most religious texts are not writted down by the original teacher, but by disciples later on. You need to really work on a lot of text before understand what was originally taught sometimes. (Not for the tripitaka though...pretty simple to understand)
@ferre347 Perhaps? Yet arguing for more wealth from any standpoint (science, religion, notion of freedom), when wealth is interpreted as more money, rather than wealth defined as the well-being of society; fails to acknowledge an economy that does not incorporate pollution or environmental degradation (short and long term) as part of the growth/profit equation. Should I have misinterpreted your prayer to Allah for greater societal well-being, than I apologise yet, Revenge?... Beannacht.
A lot but that is not really the point the point is that technological alternatives are possible and if this works there are probably other option that will save energy especially after economies of scale are applied.
yes, US government especially with the 'war on drugs' which includes hemp the unsmokable plant that has so many uses that would take away a large portion of profits from big companies.... =/
I liked how he brought it back to that iced window. In the solar craft he described it would be like reaching the point of ignition, when the sun comes up again.
religion is one big baggage that needs to be dropped....problem is the fanatics....the average 'first worlder' has an easier time to let go....however those who are third worlders and have religion to keep them going will have difficulty especially if they are indoctrinated since they were growing up.
And where did I once aver that scientists are silly and that my hyperbole in any way says that God will lift me up.
It's a metaphor (much like the one Mr. Piccard used) and anyone who isn't out with a vengeful vendetta against a theistic point of view should be able to see that.
It may have been a metaphor but it is also a claim. This society is filled with a continual rapacious clamor of people giving credit to God for what men accomplish with sweat and cleverness. It gets tiresome to hear all these claims of God's power when there is not one thing that men can do with God that they do not do without him. God is not the balloon, hope is and if you chose to project God upon hope that is your business, but I have just as much right to point it out as a mislabeling.
Are you talking about other people projecting their belief in God's credit on other men's accomplishments? Or the men who accomplished it themselves giving God the credit? I see no problem with the latter, and I don't know if I've ever witnessed the former. And what does it matter to you if a man who believes in God claims that God's power helps him to navigate his existence?
That's a pretty unequivocal statement you make there, and in a way it is non-sense.
people give credit to god everyday rather than those who credit should be given. Whenever there is someone who somehow beats the odds to survive cancer or some other illness, they almost always praise god, not the countless doctors and other scientists whose work has allowed the doctors to save their life. And it matters because it is the difference between a society working for the common good and a society working for different gods.
So they praise God when someone lives, be it through fortunate circumstance (car accident) or the dexterity of a health profession or the bravery of a solider, etc.
Disregarding the fact that many doctors believe in a god, I'm still failing to see why this is an issue; your statement of why it matters does not tell me why there is any difference between the fortunate result being credited to God or circumstance. If your issue is with atheists being affronted by a theist's belief that God
No my issue is that misattribution diminishes our ability to make good decisions. When we say its a miracle l that someone survived a gunshot, we discount the accomplishments of the doctors and scientists that made it possible. When we say all healing comes from God we stop thinking that research and good health practices are important. This is the religious baggage we must jettison if we will soar high as a species.
mich,I think the religious believers think that it is Gods work that someone survived a gunshot, because their was someone else to save him. I think what they think is God came before the miracles, and because of his/her/their initial work, that is why we have "so called" miracles. I cannot completely prove it and I cannot completely disprove it.. Perhaps in time.. Just to put one thing in Perspective.. If their is no God, we should all get rich and destroy this planet, who will care afterwards?
It is not the way I think.. It is a perspective, a point to consider.. Sorry I probably had not worded it properly.. I meant to write should we... It was all supose to be a question.. I agree with you about compasion.. You have to remember some athiests do not think like you. BTW, I am not atheist.. I am weak agnostic.
You are still agnostic, even if you are leaning "more" towards atheism, because you said more, it is not completely, thus their are still questions.. I would rather wait until we discover more planets and/or have more answers about the universe. It is still not completely clear.
Two different issues. First I think that the attribution to god is at best a distraction. The believers may be grateful to god for doctors but hat still removes responsibility from us for making good doctors, or at least prematurely stops our thinking about these issues.
Second, the dominant religions are apocalyptic and think the fate of the world is Gods hands. None of them enjoin us to take care of the earth. Why care when heaven is at hand and eternal. Naturalism leads to environmentalism.
I only see one issue that you mentioned twice: distractions... Also, I wouldn't go to such extreme generalizations.. Their could be christians out their who are planting trees for a living.. It is not so much based on your religious beliefs in life, in relation to what you do, as for your overall knowledge, occupation and willingness to take actions. I don't think christians should be centered out of helping the planet solely because they believe a god(s) is going to come down and fix everything
I don't think that having a belief in God is mutually exclusive with being a good person or leading a rational life, but it does make it more difficult particularly if those beliefs are strong and fundamentalist.
I oppose magical or dogmatic thinking for the same reasons why I oppose any form of willful or apathetic ignorance. It is bad for the person, the country and the world.
@mich cannot find your latest comment.. I just want to say, it is only what they make of it... Yes it could be bad for themselves and yes it could be bad for the country, and as far as the world goes, Well that to me is a long shot, unless you are talking about a few, like the pope.. I am guessing he has more of an impact then most, but still as a fraction of the world.. What that fraction is, I am unsure, but their are countries that have relatively an atheistic approach.
had a hand in the "good", then that just seems unnecessarily narcissistic.
And when people say that God "did" the work, I don't believe they mean quite literally in a miraculous sense; they're just grateful for God granting the doctor (or whoever) the capacity to study and master his profession so that the act could be carried out.
And again we discount the importance of good prenatal care, genetics, early childhood love and attention, a good educational systems, good healthcare for kids, a social safety net, a short enough work week that allowed parents to spend time with their kids, teachers who lit a fire under the kid to become something great, the scientists who gave the doctors the tools. Basically saying God gave me the talent to do this is as big a cop out as the devil made me do that rape. It is dangerous.
If it is read with the understanding that God's existence is a given, then the very definition of God conflicts with your statement that his existence has no ramifications for men and their actions. If you are stating that he doesn't exist, then what are you even comparing? To state that something as omnipotent as God (regardless of the debate on his existence) would have no effect on man's condition is just outrageous, sir.
There you go,one more great thinker. "You have got to cut the cord". Fuel. Why hybrids were introduced this late? Where do terrorism get funded from? Why do you see Western Army in Middle East? Don't you think its quite funny that the amount of fund is coming from Middle East and Western Country's can build whole nation.S.Arabian and other fuel giants can build 50 Iraq and 50 Pakistan richer than US. If people are thinking about peace, then you gotta stop using fuel. Every terrorism will halt.
I'm going to show this to some of my ESL students (accountants, maybe others) for a variety of reasons. Top 2: Speaking confidently in ESL, and being perfectly understood, in front of a high IQ, Eng. speaking crowd, with accent and "pretty good" grammar/pronunciation (similar to my students in level). Inspirational discussion material for people in the financial world. Considering where we now are.... HNY to all!
Speaking of "wasting our energy resources," the fact that there are people that have this much time and money to pursue such worthless hobbies while the majority of humans are creating the necessities of life shows the absurdity of the current energy and wealth allocations.
awesome, our soulattitude lives in trust all the fresh ideas, the posiibilityes come to mind stem from within. Love you for sharing it so eloquently, YES , YES, YES, out with the old, in with the kNEW, kNOW we's a flit fly through humanity's spiritual puberty, it a happen to us naturally, when the growth binges slow down and ah, so right, go slow, in the right direction, for the faster we travel the harder we crash. this about making the most of what's we have been give to have life work 4 us
Not really, no. Islam is the gangrene of our species' collective mind, and the sooner we can undercut its financial source, the better. Too few people are coming out to say this out of intimidation, political correctness and a sense for a religion that clearly hasn't earned it. The world would be better off without it, and moving from fossil fuel to other sources of energy is a step in the right direction.
More like extremism,not islam. Extremes are found in all religions, look at the extremist in Israel who are causing political unrest because they think god gave them the land of Israel.
@pboisei : Find me extremism in Buddhism. They have suffered far more oppression under the Chinese than any other religious sect in history. Show me the Buddhist suicide bomber then. Or the Jain suicide bomber.
Come on, a Buddhist suicide bomber is a laughable concept. You'd have to work VERY hard to motivate violence in Buddhism, whereas in Islam, the Quran asks for violence. The sooner we cut off the funding for Islam, the better.
In 1963 there were several monks who set themselves on fire in protest. And also during the chinese invasion of tibet thousands of monks renounced their vows of nonviolence and faught the chinese invasion.
The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind.
@pboisei : The Quran also defines innocent as someone who has accepted Islam, or at least some form or cousin of it. An atheist is not innocent, and neither is a polytheist or idolator.
Setting oneself on fire is best you can come up with? Kamikaze pilots in WWII would've been better. But the fact is, to connect Buddhism and violence is very tortuous, while to connect Islam to violence just requires a literal interpretation. It is littered with example and instigation to violence.
actually connecting buddhism and violence is super easy. The dali lama got his title from the mongols because the tibetans won a war against the mongols. there we are the "ocean of wisdom" is the ocean of wisdom because the first ocean of wisdom fought the mongols.
The reference you're citing is cultural. Where in the Pali canon itself does the Buddha instigate or require violence?
The Quran, on the other hand comes up with shit like this: Surah 8:12 "Your Lord inspired the angels with the message: 'I will terrorize the unbelievers.' Therefore smite them on their necks and every joint and incapacitate them. Strike off their heads and cut off each of their fingers and toes."
The Hadiths are worse. There's no equivalent in the *texts* of Buddhism.
Oh yeah my bad I was using the cultural expression of modern buddhism. Considering the buddha said that 500 years after his death all his teachings should be ignored as they will be corrupted. One has to state all buddhism is cultural buddhism and none of it can be literal because they ignored the expiration date Siddartha himself placed on it. So when one speaks of buddhism in the present tense one is speaking of cultural buddhism.
@ratholin : He did say that? He was a smart fellow and knew all to well the tendency of people to deify him and laughed at them for it, even on his deathbed. But where can I find a reference for him setting an expiration date? That would be very interesting because he also had 3rd parties document his conversations with random people, villagers, kings etc, which weren't exactly distilled teachings, but are said to have come down untouched and they show the down-to-earth empiricist he was.
*geodesicks. It's in the sutta Pitaka. Buddha himself said his teachings would die to corruption 500 years after his death. A friend of mine who was buddhist discovered it while reading through it and it helped him decide to quit the group he was in because it was overly internally political rank and the ability to grant each other "benefits" were more important than the actual teachings.
And of couse it is hard to motivate people to violence when their main principals are non violence. Jesus said turn the other cheek, bless your enemy etc.. but millions of so called devout christians have found a way to advocate and fight for terrible wars.
@pboisei : Sam Harris (look him up on Wikipedia, he has some nice quotes exactly on this matter on it) deals with the very easy and highly motivated connection between violence and Islam. For one example out of thousands: Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220 Muhammad said, "I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with TERROR cast in the hearts of the enemy.
Come on. Trying to be PC isn't going to solve anything.
Holy books are always ambiguous, to say they can only be interpreted in an extreme view is kind of ironic; coming from someone who is against religous terrorism.
Not really. They are pretty unambiguous to the astute reader who is not keen on cherry picking them. Even if I humor your point on interpretation, the point still stands that it is possible, and very simply and directly so, to connect the teachings of the Quran (much worse the Hadiths) to instigation to violence. While it is much harder to make such a connection between Buddhist or Jain texts to violence... you'd have to get really creative to pull that off.
let me clearify this: people who suicide are considered non-muslims..
islam doesn't justify suicide under any circumstanses!
a bomber therefor is committing the worst sin ever which is killing himself, and the punishment for him in the after life (according to quran) is that he is going to die over and over again in the same why that he ended his life with, and that he will burn in hill forever.. so please know that islam is not what muslims do!
btw political correctness, what about gangrene Christianity? Already forgot, Bush, who felt himself enlightened, started a war in Iraq. Just because we don't see them on TV, they're dying too .
i suppose just fine since solar power could be then used as supplemental energy source or just one of many different sources of power like it is today with coal, nuclear, hydroelectric etc.
Nah, most other power supplies won't be worth it really. The cost to build them versus the cost to build a fusion reactor capable of getting even 3% of the energy produced, would be far cheaper, take less space, and produce more power over time than you'd get from maintaining and manning a power supply source of any other kind. Fusion would also be capable of something hydro-, photo-, aero-, and fossil fuels could never do: Power us past this galaxy.
It's going to happen either way. Or else, we'll kill ourselves in the next 100 years. Granted, it's possible with our mindset to replace ourselves before this happens. In fact, I'm betting we probably do.
well im hoping the organic photovoltaic cells might boost the efficiency and drop the cost of solar cells to reasonable range. but im thinking mostly in 5-20 year range since first commercial Fusion reactors are predicted to come around untill 2030-2050 at earliest if i recall right. sure they wont take humanity to the stars but they might just keep us going till we can get there.
Quadriple the wing width, make the cabin a little more luxurious and okay for 4 to travel and start selling it to the thousands of people with fortunes over 50 million and really looking to go green. You'd have to make it go much faster though...at least 300km/h. A flying wing with 20 times the wing width might work. Give it a go mr. genius
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Why didn't he said a single fucking word about allll those chemtrails he saw during his trip? And don't anyone dare tell me he DID NOT ASKED HIMSELF A SINGLE TIME WHAT ARE THOSE FUCKINF TRAILS BEHIND THE PLANES!
sons of bitches hypocrites!
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Shocking how few Americans have traveled to other countries. Kind of sad too.
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adventurem1 11 months ago
Nicely said Bertrand! the famous Dead crowd definitely knows what is on the other side, maybe that's why the military and the government looks down upon the hippie crowd / culture. People do need to wake up, and stop being so stubborn and think with the gift you were given..
kurtnew5 1 year ago
This is the kind of talk that will get you laid if you repeat it to random women.
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Haha nice way to put, I might wanna try!
TakumiSoldier 1 year ago
7 minutes deep and his voice is driving me crazy. fuck this shit.
arian50 2 years ago
Pay attention to the words, not the voice.
borisj87 1 year ago
I too almost shut her down and I am so glad I did not. Unloading ballast - I use altering gratification(boring and threatening) - I believe I will steal Bertrands metaphor. I doubt he'll mind. thank you!
bathetcnow 2 years ago
All I can say is that this man is a major part of the small hope I hold for the future of mankind.
He is a man that will be remembered as one of the few that took renewable energy seriously and made the leap that was necessary to spark interest in peoples dulled and commercialized brains.
Keep doing what your doing, you will be remembered in history as a great man.
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what kind of porn did he have in that balloon?
TheNewAlias 2 years ago
Well bertrand is actually SWISS he comes from the french talking part.
I remember were he introduced his solar aircraft in Dübendorf, thats near Zürich on a military airfield.
SwissLeo1 2 years ago
Wonderful!!! g8 ideas with philosophical support...
honestraymonds 2 years ago
it appears he is french for some reason i have problems "computing" english in frech accent.
Wierd thou as i speak english fluidly and also understand it whit any wierdo accent but french does confuse my brain. hmm maybe it is because the accent resembels my native language sweedish as much so the brain tries to compute swedish when its english i dunno i speak better finnish and english then swedish anyways LoL
thejlx 2 years ago
I`m sure Piccard will be sucessful
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BrennerMaschinenbau 2 years ago
He's Jean Luc's grand grandfather
Leopoldo888 2 years ago 4
So when do the flights start? Is there a carry on limit?
dvdragon 2 years ago
GET TO DA CHOPPA~~!!!!!
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sheepball 2 years ago
start watching from 10 minutes ... the first half is pure b/s
CaptainKhrenov 2 years ago
@CaptainKhrenov Thanks. The first time I tried to watch this vid I bailed after a minute.
uniftee 2 years ago
Wow! A motivational message.
No one has ever posted anything like it on YouTube before.. How um... inspirational.
DirkTalamasca 2 years ago
Nissan is manufacturing a new vehicle, the Leaf, which will be electric. Electric cars may not mean much in an area that generates electricity with coal/steam power, but it would make a lot of sense in an area that generates its power via water.
CearaQC 2 years ago
This mans talk is allegorical and reasoned, enlightened and pragmatic; addressing global concerns that by now must resonate deeply within us to a broad-based listenership. Rare (for me) to see a person encompasses such a myriad of issues and problems facing the globe today so eloquently.
Find motivation in what seems impossible sounds challenging and uplifting.
Choose Arjuna, choose...
tanist2 2 years ago
Some fucking idiot talking shit for five minutes stopped me watching any more of this video.
UncleKennybobs 2 years ago
It gets better after the new agey nonsense.
michalchik 2 years ago
This is why we study history, 100 years ago, all the things that we can do now would be considered ludicrous, I do believe that all these crazy things that scientists are coming up with right now will happen. Now, we are improving our technology faster than ever.
I do not plan to underestimate the potential of these ideas and projects
alexmusic2909 2 years ago
I like him.First time i see him and listen to the way he speaks.We have to spread this way of thinking in all kinds of engineering,technology,medicine and economics.Lets build a smarter planet and improve the quality of life.Great start for the new year :)
Nikkky6 2 years ago
@nikky it's not a matter of the way he speaks, it's a matter of the facts: Affordability, abundance, practicality and efficiency. Yes their are good things about this, but if 2030 is the time this really gets going, we will have other alternatives instead, we will not face an energy crisis like this man stated. It is pretty obvious.Their are other alternatives going up right now! Check solar stirling dishes, I have at least one in my favs.Nuclear is also something that will expand way b4 fussion
luc59457 2 years ago
fusion
luc59457 2 years ago
Yes you are right.We have the facts.All those negative words in order of 'end' 'restricted source' etc.I am personaly working and studing in the field of biomedicine but i have a lot of collegues and friends at the university dealing with solar energy.Just to give an example i talk about Jülich Germany.There is a new kind of solar tower aready builded.
About the nuclear energy-i practicaly work with it in the medicine.
Nikkky6 2 years ago
My point,like a human or person having a daily life that gives me the opportunity to work and expand my view and i hope some day other peoples views is to have the spirit and to take risks whatever you do or you work.Alternatives exist and they will exist and i believe that the world can and will change if people want it.Not only individuals.
Nikkky6 2 years ago
I just don't think Fusion will become something big, looking at our present progression.. Maybe I am wrong.. But I think their is enough potential with Nuclear alone.. Of course the addition of concentrated solar, is another worthy alternative that is being constructed as we speak.. I am afraid Fusion may simply lag too far behind, and be forgotten about, I think Steven Cowley is conveying that hint in the fusion video (energy's future).
luc59457 2 years ago
I will check Steven Cowleys video.
And speaking about progression and if somebody is right or wrong,it is just lessons,no mistakes.And to some extent it occurs to politics also.Education systems as well.I am not going to write more about it :)
Just to say it would be nice to begin 2010 with inspiration and new horizons.
Greets
Nikkky6 2 years ago
The current approach to fusion seems very wrong headed for me. You might want to take a look at the google tech talks on alternative energy schemes. Two alternatives in fusion to the tokamak design and the thorium fluoride liquid phase reactor.
I also think the geothermal is WAAY underrated as a source. Hot rock is fricking everywhere and the technology is already developed.
michalchik 2 years ago
Yes I agree about Geothermal.. I just saw on the news a project for 50Mw, which is a start.. I think it was around 13 million donated for it.
luc59457 2 years ago
@Vid
Wonderful video. Pioneering spirit, I love the sound of that.
MRSketch09 2 years ago
Nothing is impossible, its just a question of how much you want it...
mrmaciejm 2 years ago
Oh My .... Bertrand Piccard looks almost exactly like my father.
PhysicsGuerrilla 2 years ago
Is your father Jean-Luc Picard?
RDJim 2 years ago
maybe it is his great grandson
Mastan0 2 years ago
Bertrand Piccard does not look like Sir Patrick Stewart....My comment is accurate Bertrand Piccard does look almost perfectly like my father, like an identical twin.
PhysicsGuerrilla 2 years ago
This could be the next Professor X.
biozamadotcom 2 years ago
im the second coming of christ, and they will never let me talk u can throw the dog out but the truth that i am , thats all i ever was.
creten69 2 years ago
whats some other channels that are edumactionallal
creten69 2 years ago
Todays best of men. Totally refreshing!
tanist2 2 years ago
What an inspired talk. Well done, Bertrand
adebayor06 2 years ago
Great analogy of throwing off ballasts. Great talk.
briansmobile1 2 years ago 2
This guy is an airy fairy cliche machine.... He is full of hot air thats about all.
tempemonkey2323 2 years ago
i am a simple man.
Why don't they just charge more for energy wasting products then for more greener one's.
I dont need the government to regulate product.
I need mfg. to want to save energy.
ron732489 2 years ago
sorry, but i have to say this ...
Jean-Luc Picard
m2ger8 2 years ago 5
I watched the first 7 minutes and my only reaction was /facepalm
what a waste of time ......
semigotbanned 2 years ago
Richard Bach's bi-plane had be share "my wings are still
a thoughts in flight
just letting the ballast of living under the thumb of those who began to make rules as if we do not have a mind of our own, and the more its took away, the more we can be told without question and will defend to the death, our truth instead of simply letting each have their own and our living in respect .let the veneer of the past fall waym be give present for life
HamOnCan 2 years ago
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may ALLAH take revenge from those who are the enemy of his religion.. may ALLAH make us wealthier and stronger than ever
may ALLAH give us peace because HE knows we mean no harm to any one..
AMEEEEN
ferre347 2 years ago
@ferre347
How can you ask Allah for revenge at the same time you ask for wealth, if worldly wealth is transitory? If farah refers to transitory delights or pleasures, such as a desire for wealth Allah emphasizes the suroor over the farah. Allah also advises those who make comments of a hypocritical nature. Refer (7115)
tanist2 2 years ago
I think he is trolling. Though it is always hard to tell with religious types because there is no bottom to how weakminded they get.
michalchik 2 years ago 4
@michalchik 50 years ago the religious types were weak-minded...mainly because that was the flow. Now it's weakminded when you have venerartion in your eyes when you talk of Darwin...and constantly refer to the 'on the origin of species'. Grow a vertabrae and study religion...not that spam that comes your way through mass media
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@crudhousefull Fuck Darwin, he was married to his cousin, had no head for math, and screwed up genetics. Is that enough veneration for you? I have read the bible cover to cover and taken courses on it. Studied, Buddhism, some islam, confuscianism, hinduism, taoism,the bahai's, scientology and various new things. Religion, every one, is a mess and with some people it is bottomless stupidity and madness. I don't venerate scientists but science works.
michalchik 1 month ago
@michalchik Lol...you studied Buddhism and Islam? Understanding of any concept is gained by personal insight. Religion only gives the tools for personal insight in the form of meditation and guidelines for living life (no killing, stealing, lying, treating others as you would want to be treated yourself). Reading anything doesn't do anything for you. Meditate! Reading something to prove a point doesn't do anything. Take yourself as an example of that
crudhousefull 1 month ago
@crudhousefull You are right. Part of my Study of Buddhism and mysticism was meditation. I was also very religious up to my early 20's and prayed a lot. You assume a lot.
Those basic moral values are present in every human population and even have nascent signs in animals. They don't come from religions they come from biological and cultural evolution including reason. They become dominant in secular states because you no longer have religion endorsing immorality.
michalchik 1 month ago
@michalchik Lol. What immoral traits are endorsed in Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism pray tell. Btw...part of what you say is true, moral values are naturally present in the vast majority of sentient beings, religions gives the tools to hone in on them or create them where they are not present. Also, how does meditation promote 'bottomless stupidity' and 'madness'? Lol. They become dominant in secular states!? LOL. How many countries have you lived in?
crudhousefull 1 month ago
@crudhousefull Lets take Buddhism for example. Theocracy where the peasant class is taxed to support monasteries. Where women are subjugated. The Dalai Lamas have never been women nor has he appointed women as priests. Suffering and death is minimized as transient and the product of Karma rather than real problems to be solved. Massive Idolatry at great expense to society. Meditation can be valuable but it can also be a drug that people use to retreat into sollipsism and detach,
michalchik 4 weeks ago
@michalchik First lol...Buddhism is a theocracy. Second lol...women are subjugated. Third lol...idolatry. You are a complete idiot. I would have thought that an internet troll such as yourself would at least have had the decency to do a wiki search. The only true thing is that meditation can be used unwisely, but then so can any other tool that has been invented or used by man. Like I said o great ignoramus, religion only gives the tools for person insight.
crudhousefull 4 weeks ago
@crudhousefull You can sit there and laugh all you want or you can read the history of Tibet and the other Himalayan nations. Monks not allowed to touch money? I suppose that is why they take paypal now-a-days. "Donations can be made by cheque, money order, or credit card online through the secure PayPal online ...Cheques should be made payable to Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple. Riwoche ... business number 889206504RR0001. Canadian and U.S. tax receipts will be issued.
michalchik 3 weeks ago
@michalchik Idiot. Lay followers volunteer to handle administrative duties in any temple. And even if monks went beyond the proper rules...don't blame the religion for the ignorance of its followers. Do a proper study on religions and stop wasting my time.
crudhousefull 3 weeks ago
@michalchik Btw...you've made so many generalizations about secular states etc. etc. How many countries have you lived in you little troll? I still can't get over the 'peasant class is taxed to support monastery' statement...shows what a complete retard you are. Residents of any monastery only receive food/clothing if lay followers so wish to give it to them. Monks aren't even allowed to TOUCH money (states specifically in the rules for monks). LOL!!
crudhousefull 4 weeks ago
@crudhousefull I suppose that you think the Golden Buddha the 5.5 metric tons, 177,000 troy ounces of GOLD worth about 300 million dollars was meditated into existence? Maybe the Thai Monks prayed their surplus rice into gold, no money involved?
Idolatry, Nah its just a meditation aid. Let me ask you this, how many times have you visited reality? Being a new age tourist doesn't make you worldy
If you don't know that mediation can be hazardous you have gotten crappy training.
michalchik 3 weeks ago
@michalchik I'm living in Sri Lanka. I've volunteered at our local temple lol. I'm going to be a monk in a couple of years...yes I think I know what Buddhism is. Read the Tripitaka...which give you the guidelines for being a Buddhist...real easy language even someone like you can understand. Didn't I say that meditation could be used incorrectly? There are monks here that accumulate a lot of money...they aren't real monks...they are thieves.
crudhousefull 3 weeks ago
@crudhousefull You might want to look up the "no true Scotsman fallacy".
So how many women are monks and when was the last time a woman was in charge of that monastery? None and never? Hmmm... fancy that.
How were the stones of the monastery purchased? What about the statues? It was all monks that built everything. They weave the cloth and create the saffron dye?
There are good things and bad things in all religions and devotion means you have to obey both.
michalchik 3 weeks ago
@michalchik Okay...you seem to know so much more than me. Good for you for making such informed decisions. Btw...monasteries are built by the government or philanthropists. Monks are only allowed to own 1.5 bowls (one for yourself and share another with another monk in case your bowl breaks) and 2 robes if I remember correctly.
crudhousefull 3 weeks ago
@michalchik I'm the one that should refer to the no true Scotsman fallacy LOL. Who made the claim that all religions are immoral? Women are not excluded from having monasteries or heading them. I'll give you a leg up on this one though...there is a rule that says male monks can admonish female monks but female monks cannot admonish male monks. That's the extent of sexism on religious texts.
crudhousefull 3 weeks ago
@michalchik Got the answer ready for your next comment...but let's hear you voice it first lol
crudhousefull 3 weeks ago
@michalchik Don't confuse the original teachings of any religion with adulterated ones of a disciple. Most religious texts are not writted down by the original teacher, but by disciples later on. You need to really work on a lot of text before understand what was originally taught sometimes. (Not for the tripitaka though...pretty simple to understand)
crudhousefull 3 weeks ago
who is hypocritical here!!!
don't rush the truth will come weather you like it or not!!
cheeers
ferre347 2 years ago
@ferre347 Perhaps? Yet arguing for more wealth from any standpoint (science, religion, notion of freedom), when wealth is interpreted as more money, rather than wealth defined as the well-being of society; fails to acknowledge an economy that does not incorporate pollution or environmental degradation (short and long term) as part of the growth/profit equation. Should I have misinterpreted your prayer to Allah for greater societal well-being, than I apologise yet, Revenge?... Beannacht.
tanist2 2 years ago
whatever!
ferre347 2 years ago
I wonder how much fossil fuels were required to design, manufacture, and produce that one plane?
krisshoe 2 years ago
I always wonder that too! It's like all that talk about ethanol....they use more gasoline transporting the stuff than the actual ethanol saves.
sinuoussausage 2 years ago
A lot but that is not really the point the point is that technological alternatives are possible and if this works there are probably other option that will save energy especially after economies of scale are applied.
michalchik 2 years ago 2
The greatest obstacle to fulfillment of the pioneering spirit is government.
freesk8 2 years ago
yes, US government especially with the 'war on drugs' which includes hemp the unsmokable plant that has so many uses that would take away a large portion of profits from big companies.... =/
BallinTrollin 2 years ago
I liked how he brought it back to that iced window. In the solar craft he described it would be like reaching the point of ignition, when the sun comes up again.
lvecsey 2 years ago
I'm curious, how much energy did it take to make the plane? What resources does it take to make solar panels?
smcmillan88 2 years ago
religion is one big baggage that needs to be dropped....problem is the fanatics....the average 'first worlder' has an easier time to let go....however those who are third worlders and have religion to keep them going will have difficulty especially if they are indoctrinated since they were growing up.
BallinTrollin 2 years ago
God is like the balloon itself, my man
sinuoussausage 2 years ago
Ah that is why nuns fly!
Silly scientists, why bother with thermodynamics and fluid dynamics when God will lift you up.
I await you god powered inventions eagerly.
michalchik 2 years ago
Ha, nuns fly? I haven't heard that one.
And where did I once aver that scientists are silly and that my hyperbole in any way says that God will lift me up.
It's a metaphor (much like the one Mr. Piccard used) and anyone who isn't out with a vengeful vendetta against a theistic point of view should be able to see that.
sinuoussausage 2 years ago
It may have been a metaphor but it is also a claim. This society is filled with a continual rapacious clamor of people giving credit to God for what men accomplish with sweat and cleverness. It gets tiresome to hear all these claims of God's power when there is not one thing that men can do with God that they do not do without him. God is not the balloon, hope is and if you chose to project God upon hope that is your business, but I have just as much right to point it out as a mislabeling.
michalchik 2 years ago
Are you talking about other people projecting their belief in God's credit on other men's accomplishments? Or the men who accomplished it themselves giving God the credit? I see no problem with the latter, and I don't know if I've ever witnessed the former. And what does it matter to you if a man who believes in God claims that God's power helps him to navigate his existence?
That's a pretty unequivocal statement you make there, and in a way it is non-sense.
sinuoussausage 2 years ago
people give credit to god everyday rather than those who credit should be given. Whenever there is someone who somehow beats the odds to survive cancer or some other illness, they almost always praise god, not the countless doctors and other scientists whose work has allowed the doctors to save their life. And it matters because it is the difference between a society working for the common good and a society working for different gods.
religiousinadequacy 2 years ago 12
So they praise God when someone lives, be it through fortunate circumstance (car accident) or the dexterity of a health profession or the bravery of a solider, etc.
Disregarding the fact that many doctors believe in a god, I'm still failing to see why this is an issue; your statement of why it matters does not tell me why there is any difference between the fortunate result being credited to God or circumstance. If your issue is with atheists being affronted by a theist's belief that God
sinuoussausage 2 years ago
No my issue is that misattribution diminishes our ability to make good decisions. When we say its a miracle l that someone survived a gunshot, we discount the accomplishments of the doctors and scientists that made it possible. When we say all healing comes from God we stop thinking that research and good health practices are important. This is the religious baggage we must jettison if we will soar high as a species.
michalchik 2 years ago 2
mich,I think the religious believers think that it is Gods work that someone survived a gunshot, because their was someone else to save him. I think what they think is God came before the miracles, and because of his/her/their initial work, that is why we have "so called" miracles. I cannot completely prove it and I cannot completely disprove it.. Perhaps in time.. Just to put one thing in Perspective.. If their is no God, we should all get rich and destroy this planet, who will care afterwards?
luc59457 2 years ago
@luc59457
Just because I'm an Atheist it doesn't mean I'm an A-hole who only cares about himself.
Why would you think it would be okay to destroy the planet for personal gain just because there is no God.
I fear religious people even more now if it is true that the only reason they don't destroy everything is because they believe in a God they fear.
I would hope they were a bit more intelligent and compassionate than that.
N21X 2 years ago 2
It is not the way I think.. It is a perspective, a point to consider.. Sorry I probably had not worded it properly.. I meant to write should we... It was all supose to be a question.. I agree with you about compasion.. You have to remember some athiests do not think like you. BTW, I am not atheist.. I am weak agnostic.
luc59457 2 years ago
No worries mate. :)
You make a good point.
I use to be agnostic but the more research I did the more I found myself on the atheist side of things. ;)
You probably worded it correctly and I just read it wrong, :)
N21X 2 years ago
You are still agnostic, even if you are leaning "more" towards atheism, because you said more, it is not completely, thus their are still questions.. I would rather wait until we discover more planets and/or have more answers about the universe. It is still not completely clear.
luc59457 2 years ago
Two different issues. First I think that the attribution to god is at best a distraction. The believers may be grateful to god for doctors but hat still removes responsibility from us for making good doctors, or at least prematurely stops our thinking about these issues.
Second, the dominant religions are apocalyptic and think the fate of the world is Gods hands. None of them enjoin us to take care of the earth. Why care when heaven is at hand and eternal. Naturalism leads to environmentalism.
michalchik 2 years ago
I only see one issue that you mentioned twice: distractions... Also, I wouldn't go to such extreme generalizations.. Their could be christians out their who are planting trees for a living.. It is not so much based on your religious beliefs in life, in relation to what you do, as for your overall knowledge, occupation and willingness to take actions. I don't think christians should be centered out of helping the planet solely because they believe a god(s) is going to come down and fix everything
luc59457 2 years ago
A persons belief in god or rather lack of, hardly defines them in total, for the most part, unless they are a priest, etc.. You get the idea..
luc59457 2 years ago
I don't think that having a belief in God is mutually exclusive with being a good person or leading a rational life, but it does make it more difficult particularly if those beliefs are strong and fundamentalist.
I oppose magical or dogmatic thinking for the same reasons why I oppose any form of willful or apathetic ignorance. It is bad for the person, the country and the world.
michalchik 2 years ago
@mich cannot find your latest comment.. I just want to say, it is only what they make of it... Yes it could be bad for themselves and yes it could be bad for the country, and as far as the world goes, Well that to me is a long shot, unless you are talking about a few, like the pope.. I am guessing he has more of an impact then most, but still as a fraction of the world.. What that fraction is, I am unsure, but their are countries that have relatively an atheistic approach.
luc59457 2 years ago
had a hand in the "good", then that just seems unnecessarily narcissistic.
And when people say that God "did" the work, I don't believe they mean quite literally in a miraculous sense; they're just grateful for God granting the doctor (or whoever) the capacity to study and master his profession so that the act could be carried out.
sinuoussausage 2 years ago
And again we discount the importance of good prenatal care, genetics, early childhood love and attention, a good educational systems, good healthcare for kids, a social safety net, a short enough work week that allowed parents to spend time with their kids, teachers who lit a fire under the kid to become something great, the scientists who gave the doctors the tools. Basically saying God gave me the talent to do this is as big a cop out as the devil made me do that rape. It is dangerous.
michalchik 2 years ago 4
If it is read with the understanding that God's existence is a given, then the very definition of God conflicts with your statement that his existence has no ramifications for men and their actions. If you are stating that he doesn't exist, then what are you even comparing? To state that something as omnipotent as God (regardless of the debate on his existence) would have no effect on man's condition is just outrageous, sir.
sinuoussausage 2 years ago
And generic banal attempts at meaning such as "hope" are tiresome; especially after the last US presidential election.
Either we have a real meaning in existence or we don't; let's not water it down.
sinuoussausage 2 years ago
God is not a generic banal watered down term? What exact specific meaningful definition of God do most people believe in?
michalchik 2 years ago
isn't it still true that solar panels cost more energy to make than they can use before degrading beyond use?
Finiras 2 years ago
It seems not
ecogeek(.)org/component/content/article/794
Umbalafum 2 years ago
No, roof top units could never pay for themselves if that was true and they do so in about 7 years.
michalchik 2 years ago
This guy needs to STFU. The balloon thing is cool but I don't need a guy spouting self-righteous, pretentious BS.
melonbarmonster 2 years ago
@melonbarmonster interesting argument, oh wait you present no argument, you're just some idiot with no credibility
Finiras 2 years ago
It's not an argument fucktard. This might blow your mind but not everything you read in the comments section of youtube clips are an argument.
melonbarmonster 2 years ago
This guy would make a great sci fi star!
He looks like Ed Harris or the guy from RoboCop.
Good presentation. Solar is supposed to make a huge leap fwd.
The green and white tag market intrigues me a bit.
biozamadotcom 2 years ago 2
There you go,one more great thinker. "You have got to cut the cord". Fuel. Why hybrids were introduced this late? Where do terrorism get funded from? Why do you see Western Army in Middle East? Don't you think its quite funny that the amount of fund is coming from Middle East and Western Country's can build whole nation.S.Arabian and other fuel giants can build 50 Iraq and 50 Pakistan richer than US. If people are thinking about peace, then you gotta stop using fuel. Every terrorism will halt.
kutaro13 2 years ago
wow a minute in and he's already tortured a metaphor.
ratholin 2 years ago
Yeah they can do it!
Shaunt1 2 years ago
a lot of common sense here
aarondkeogh 2 years ago
Airave 2 years ago
bertrand piccard... perhaps a familial resemblance to jean luc piccard!!
JustinHSabaj 2 years ago
@JustinHSabaj
Engage!
2DRonaldo 2 years ago
make it so!
JustinHSabaj 2 years ago
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The Line must be drawn Heere-A!! xD
2DRonaldo 2 years ago
And it's useful for what?
Speaking of "wasting our energy resources," the fact that there are people that have this much time and money to pursue such worthless hobbies while the majority of humans are creating the necessities of life shows the absurdity of the current energy and wealth allocations.
JejuLee 2 years ago
If this kind of spirit wouldn't be useful or wouldn't make sense, we still would dance around our bonfire while wearing our hula skirts.
Umbalafum 2 years ago
why can't we just put panels on jets flying now to REDUCE fuel. that would help.
defect530 2 years ago
He went in a hot air balloon and now he is a philosopher who has the answer for humanity's problems. Give me a break.
indusdolphin 2 years ago
a lot of hot air.
yeah, i just went there... deal with it.
Stickstacks12 2 years ago
Wooow,,, seems theres a lot og hate being thrown at this vid...
Lets see if i can help out a little...
And this is a great vid, addresses a lot of issues.
GnosticDjinn - You can't fit a fusion reactor in a airplane, they're gigantic.
LeMegasandwich - The world needs to use less fuel. This is an option.
chalkies - He's making a good point, solar powered flight is the way to go it seems.
Good video
Leopard2 2 years ago 3
I'm not talking about an airplane. :P But I guess you could continue to use solar power for air transportation on earth.
GnosticDjinn 2 years ago
captain piccard!
where did he park the enterprise?
mazdaplz 2 years ago 2
KEWWL Beans
RarewareLover 2 years ago
You are just for the ride this aint adventure
koneye 2 years ago
guh! anyone can make a metaphor for anything. It's not a special ability.
The more I watch the more I want to go on a rampage
chalkies 2 years ago
00:49 that's the point where you should know that this person is full of crap.
great accomplishment but he stinks
chalkies 2 years ago
just because you don't get it?
Umbalafum 2 years ago 3
It is a pipe.
LeMegasandwich 2 years ago
quit with the bullshit metaphors and just show us the plane tech
128pagenovella 2 years ago 3
Damn straight.
LeMegasandwich 2 years ago
awesome, our soulattitude lives in trust all the fresh ideas, the posiibilityes come to mind stem from within. Love you for sharing it so eloquently, YES , YES, YES, out with the old, in with the kNEW, kNOW we's a flit fly through humanity's spiritual puberty, it a happen to us naturally, when the growth binges slow down and ah, so right, go slow, in the right direction, for the faster we travel the harder we crash. this about making the most of what's we have been give to have life work 4 us
HamOnCan 2 years ago
psychedeliics is a good way to go vertically up the mind ladder, although it is not for everyone.
BallinTrollin 2 years ago
Oh no, how will the Islamists fuel their global jihad if we move away from fossil fuels towards solar energy!
geodesicks 2 years ago 4
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arent you people tired of throwing everything on the back of islam...
really!! this is becoming rediculous!
ferre347 2 years ago
No, all religions are ridiculous! And it's about time to get rid of them.
farvision 2 years ago 12
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pathetic!
ferre347 2 years ago
ferre347, what's pathetic? You are the one apparently stuck in a primitive mythology that doesn't correlate to the actual world.
farvision 2 years ago 4
Yup.
gtxprince 2 years ago
Not really, no. Islam is the gangrene of our species' collective mind, and the sooner we can undercut its financial source, the better. Too few people are coming out to say this out of intimidation, political correctness and a sense for a religion that clearly hasn't earned it. The world would be better off without it, and moving from fossil fuel to other sources of energy is a step in the right direction.
geodesicks 2 years ago
@geodesicks
More like extremism,not islam. Extremes are found in all religions, look at the extremist in Israel who are causing political unrest because they think god gave them the land of Israel.
pboisei 2 years ago 2
@pboisei : Find me extremism in Buddhism. They have suffered far more oppression under the Chinese than any other religious sect in history. Show me the Buddhist suicide bomber then. Or the Jain suicide bomber.
Come on, a Buddhist suicide bomber is a laughable concept. You'd have to work VERY hard to motivate violence in Buddhism, whereas in Islam, the Quran asks for violence. The sooner we cut off the funding for Islam, the better.
geodesicks 2 years ago 5
In 1963 there were several monks who set themselves on fire in protest. And also during the chinese invasion of tibet thousands of monks renounced their vows of nonviolence and faught the chinese invasion.
The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind.
pboisei 2 years ago
@pboisei : The Quran also defines innocent as someone who has accepted Islam, or at least some form or cousin of it. An atheist is not innocent, and neither is a polytheist or idolator.
Setting oneself on fire is best you can come up with? Kamikaze pilots in WWII would've been better. But the fact is, to connect Buddhism and violence is very tortuous, while to connect Islam to violence just requires a literal interpretation. It is littered with example and instigation to violence.
geodesicks 2 years ago
actually connecting buddhism and violence is super easy. The dali lama got his title from the mongols because the tibetans won a war against the mongols. there we are the "ocean of wisdom" is the ocean of wisdom because the first ocean of wisdom fought the mongols.
ratholin 2 years ago
The reference you're citing is cultural. Where in the Pali canon itself does the Buddha instigate or require violence?
The Quran, on the other hand comes up with shit like this: Surah 8:12 "Your Lord inspired the angels with the message: 'I will terrorize the unbelievers.' Therefore smite them on their necks and every joint and incapacitate them. Strike off their heads and cut off each of their fingers and toes."
The Hadiths are worse. There's no equivalent in the *texts* of Buddhism.
geodesicks 2 years ago
Oh yeah my bad I was using the cultural expression of modern buddhism. Considering the buddha said that 500 years after his death all his teachings should be ignored as they will be corrupted. One has to state all buddhism is cultural buddhism and none of it can be literal because they ignored the expiration date Siddartha himself placed on it. So when one speaks of buddhism in the present tense one is speaking of cultural buddhism.
ratholin 2 years ago
@ratholin : He did say that? He was a smart fellow and knew all to well the tendency of people to deify him and laughed at them for it, even on his deathbed. But where can I find a reference for him setting an expiration date? That would be very interesting because he also had 3rd parties document his conversations with random people, villagers, kings etc, which weren't exactly distilled teachings, but are said to have come down untouched and they show the down-to-earth empiricist he was.
geodesicks 2 years ago
*geodesicks. It's in the sutta Pitaka. Buddha himself said his teachings would die to corruption 500 years after his death. A friend of mine who was buddhist discovered it while reading through it and it helped him decide to quit the group he was in because it was overly internally political rank and the ability to grant each other "benefits" were more important than the actual teachings.
ratholin 2 years ago
So what is the problem then - illiteracy ?
Umbalafum 2 years ago
@geodesicks
And of couse it is hard to motivate people to violence when their main principals are non violence. Jesus said turn the other cheek, bless your enemy etc.. but millions of so called devout christians have found a way to advocate and fight for terrible wars.
pboisei 2 years ago
@pboisei : Sam Harris (look him up on Wikipedia, he has some nice quotes exactly on this matter on it) deals with the very easy and highly motivated connection between violence and Islam. For one example out of thousands: Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220 Muhammad said, "I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with TERROR cast in the hearts of the enemy.
Come on. Trying to be PC isn't going to solve anything.
geodesicks 2 years ago
@geodesicks
Holy books are always ambiguous, to say they can only be interpreted in an extreme view is kind of ironic; coming from someone who is against religous terrorism.
pboisei 2 years ago
Not really. They are pretty unambiguous to the astute reader who is not keen on cherry picking them. Even if I humor your point on interpretation, the point still stands that it is possible, and very simply and directly so, to connect the teachings of the Quran (much worse the Hadiths) to instigation to violence. While it is much harder to make such a connection between Buddhist or Jain texts to violence... you'd have to get really creative to pull that off.
geodesicks 2 years ago
right so!
Umbalafum 2 years ago
let me clearify this: people who suicide are considered non-muslims..
islam doesn't justify suicide under any circumstanses!
a bomber therefor is committing the worst sin ever which is killing himself, and the punishment for him in the after life (according to quran) is that he is going to die over and over again in the same why that he ended his life with, and that he will burn in hill forever.. so please know that islam is not what muslims do!
ferre347 2 years ago
btw political correctness, what about gangrene Christianity? Already forgot, Bush, who felt himself enlightened, started a war in Iraq. Just because we don't see them on TV, they're dying too .
Umbalafum 2 years ago
How are the solar companies going to feel when we switch to fusion?
GnosticDjinn 2 years ago 2
i suppose just fine since solar power could be then used as supplemental energy source or just one of many different sources of power like it is today with coal, nuclear, hydroelectric etc.
shadowshian 2 years ago
Nah, most other power supplies won't be worth it really. The cost to build them versus the cost to build a fusion reactor capable of getting even 3% of the energy produced, would be far cheaper, take less space, and produce more power over time than you'd get from maintaining and manning a power supply source of any other kind. Fusion would also be capable of something hydro-, photo-, aero-, and fossil fuels could never do: Power us past this galaxy.
GnosticDjinn 2 years ago
Do we really want to spread our human values to any other part of the universe? That's the stuff of nightmares.
KeybdFlyer 2 years ago
It's going to happen either way. Or else, we'll kill ourselves in the next 100 years. Granted, it's possible with our mindset to replace ourselves before this happens. In fact, I'm betting we probably do.
GnosticDjinn 2 years ago
;o))
Umbalafum 2 years ago
well im hoping the organic photovoltaic cells might boost the efficiency and drop the cost of solar cells to reasonable range. but im thinking mostly in 5-20 year range since first commercial Fusion reactors are predicted to come around untill 2030-2050 at earliest if i recall right. sure they wont take humanity to the stars but they might just keep us going till we can get there.
shadowshian 2 years ago