Re: Untis & transport

[Jevan Furmanski <furmansj@expert.cc.purdue.edu>]

I'm not concerned with the setting reprocussions, as much as the actions
that the actors concerned would take.  I won't artifically prevent
character decisions, but if it does happen (and I can't help that) then
some shit will happen.  It won't be pretty, and prople will probable die.

A pump requires Power by definition.  A siphon requires only a difference
in potential energy.  The problem here is that some work must be done to
put the level of teh water to be moved above the final height to be
reached.  Unless the place to move the water is below sea level or
something weird.  That is what I meant, and since Vacuum provides an
instant of work, but no sustained power (work over time) it cannot be used
to make a pump.

Jevan

On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Keith Klumb wrote:

> exactly the ida behind a vacum pump is a big ass siphon.
> Make some big ass bubble in the hose and vacum the bubble. It will start
> the water flow and same principle as a siphon it will keep flowing.
> 
> Aside from the invasion aspect of a portal between Galiea and the other
> side is the GM stand point. Galiea is different for a reason. If you open
> up a portal between the two then everyone is jumping from one side to the
> other on a whim.
> 	After a while the settings would just start to look exactly alike.
>                               \\|//
>                               (o o)
> ...Keith M. Klumb.........oOOo.(_).oOOo.........................
> When you see a worthy person,
>         Endeavor to emulate them.
> When you see an unworthy person,
>         Then examine your inner self..............Confucius   
> 
> On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Sean L. McLane wrote:
> 
> > > From furmansj@expert.cc.purdue.edu Thu Oct 29 13:47:35 1998
> > > Subject: Re: Untis & transport
> > >
> > > > As for the water pump. Vacum is a burn off. But if the pump is engineered
> > > > right then it will take one vacum cast into it and it runs forever.
> > >
> > > How, preytell?  Can you explain how such a pump would work?  Jearn doesn't
> > > have engineers like purdue, so you are on even ground.  Vacuum is a one
> > > shot permanant effect that moves a volume of air.  the air can move back,
> > > and will try to.  I am curious if you come up with a way...  but really,
> > > if you do, I just might have to build my own orbital supersonic spaceship.
> > >
> > > Jevan
> > >
> > 
> > Big ass Siphon?
> > 
> > -sean
> > 
> 
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