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Electric power distribution from powerplant to homes
Insulation may reduce current capacity, actually. Though there are special (wildlife-protection, for example) cases when it may be required. At least, in the EU.- Rive
- Post #26
- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Should The Lounge Content Be Excluded from Trending?
Fair point, by my humble opinion. I would also consider splitting it off from general user scores. Or at least set a lower weight for them. Posting in Lounge always has this 'meh, go farming points' feeling for me.:eek: o:) Manual nomination, perhaps? Might be a good advisor activity.- Rive
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- Forum: Feedback and Announcements
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Electric power distribution from powerplant to homes
Likely right. So - ... ...there are multiple facets of this 'higher voltage' thing. One is, the transmission. Somewhere around the generators there will be a transformer, which will elevate the voltage to transmission level to be fed into the grid with lower current (= > lower losses) for...- Rive
- Post #17
- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Measuring Deer Antler Volume
Erm... May depend on the exact species, but at least some species do declare their presence or standing (both by pheromones and/or by just being really loud). Females prefer to seek/check out more ... well: intensive males (and arenas). So it's not just a one sided story.- Rive
- Post #84
- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Electric power distribution from powerplant to homes
For one: the transformers are not just adjusting the voltage, they are also modifying the apparent resistance (well, more like impedance) accordingly. And, of course, the other transformer at the other end of the line which will set the lower voltage will also 'reset' the resistance. Thus: the...- Rive
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Misc. Yarn cross-section and path length
Smells like 'spherical cows' for me... A practical approach might be more fruitful. I would try to look for old books/literature from textile industry, about the properties of finished products and weaving methods/materials. I think it won't be too hard, just different: likely needs to be done...- Rive
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- Forum: DIY Projects
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Any plausible non chemical rocket based space launch system on Earth?
A bit against the title, but you can consider chemical rockets assisted by linear electric motors (on rails). Look up 'StarTram'.- Rive
- Post #23
- Forum: Sci-Fi Writing and World Building
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How far will we let AI control us?
Well, given that LLMs are trained on (thus: rooted in) human produced data - based on my experiences with the reasoning of some people I would call that 'good pupil', actually ... o0) One source of human creativity is wild association: checking on the 'low confidence' returns instead of the...- Rive
- Post #79
- Forum: Computing and Technology
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Net metering - hybrid solar inverter system question
With a heat pump (and a clutch) it could be even more flexible. Especially if the generator could act as a motor too. And with a heat tank, of course. For a floor heating, why not? There are just two issues. One is, that (in the EU, at least) domestic gas usage is not really preferred and...- Rive
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Biology Prove that evolution is constant (Provide at least two arguments to support your position)
The word 'constant' indeed does not goes well for a spinning dice...- Rive
- Post #32
- Forum: Biology and Chemistry Homework Help
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Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?
Well, I think you need some thoughts to be expressed first to have any use for proper grammar. Grammar does not makes those thoughts.- Rive
- Post #118
- Forum: General Discussion
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Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?
Every living language is in a constant change. As long as there is something to be told a way to tell it will be made. The history of languages is pretty interesting, by my opinion. But where most people losing it is, when they forget that the present is not some end point in the story...- Rive
- Post #87
- Forum: General Discussion
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Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?
My first thought was to look it up. And the result was, that it's a well known rabbit hole, usually resolved by admitting both the 'her' and the 'she is' being acceptable. And some more, depending on the country. ...but with hinting a slight difference in context/usage where they fit. But...- Rive
- Post #82
- Forum: General Discussion
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Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?
I think it's actually good that way, with a bit of caveat. Reading and analyzing is good, but it could be better by adding more actual usage. That's the real deal. ...and the call for more grammar will come naturally when it's no longer adequate and more will be needed and used. Grammar alone...- Rive
- Post #64
- Forum: General Discussion