Paul Heslop wrote:
>
> elag wrote:
>
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> > > This slightly uglier one is a couple of miles away, upriver. The reason
> > > I like this particular one so much is it generates the power for the
> > > company in whose grounds it stands. Clean, efficient and interesting to
> > > look at... what more could you want?
> > > http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/bongacrane.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=407
> >
> > I'm not too keen on the 2 blade design but I am in favor of wind power.
> > I'm pretty green and not just because of the smog.
> >
> Me too... And of course the nuclear crud. We also have some design guys
> working on water generators which will work UNDER the sea... weird
> things which catch the tide or something. It's a big project and who
> knows... it could be a winner. (of course you need a sea :O) )
That sounds like a good idea.
>
> > > I agree the big dishes do have a strange quality about them.
> >
> > I worked for a while at a satellite facility in Malaysia where they had
> > dishes 7 -8 meters across. At night with just the safety lights on they
> > gave one the feeling of being on a far off colony of Earth.
> >
> Brill. I enjoy getting out and about late at night where the chemical
> factories etc are as they are lit up so beautifully. There's also some
> facility the other side of the river which has an eternal flame, another
> eye opener.
.
..er, what are they burning?
>
> > > >
> > > > What kind of camo do they use? I'd imagine that woodland camo or urban
> > > > camo won't work.
> > >
> > > Red brick or dark slate colours usually. But this more recent
> > > development is my favourite(I hope you can see this page, it has to be
> > > seen to be believed)
> > > http://www.digicams-uk.com/prod30.htm
> > > http://www.digicams-uk.com/prod235.htm
> >
> > They are very interesting. I didn't know that dishes would work so
> > enclosed. If I ever need a small dish I'll have to look at getting
> > something like that.
> >
> > I wonder if they could disguise one as an equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius?
>
> :O) As far as I know the globes open... though these may be a new design
> and may not need to.
I thought they would have to be open, but I was wondering if they used
some thin material invisible to the wavelength being received. I've
read that this is possible...
> I'm aware of people who have set dishes up indoors,
> which is possible through glass,
I've heard that it works, but it may be a bit dodgy.
> so if the dome's upper portion is glass
> it may work that way. Pretty cool though!
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