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#1
June 27th 17, 01:07 PM
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New House Thermal
Rainy day mental exercise...
Calculate the mass of a thermal. Calculate the heat capacity of a thermal. Calculate the energy input required to heat the thermal some small amount for buoyancy, say 2 deg C. Compare to the heat output of terrestrial sources. A Nuc powerplant is typically a few GW (thermal). Most other anthropogenic sources are smaller. Sit back in awe and ponder the wonders of nature. I'm a big fan of gravitationally confined fusion power. -Evan Ludeman / T8 
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June 28th 17, 03:45 AM
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New House Thermal
To follow up on what Evan (T8) said: I gather the latent heat energy released via condensation in a sizable thunderstorm is similar to a small atom bomb. And that's only a side-effect of the solar input. A hydrogen bomb big enough to take billions of years to burn out gets my respect! :-)
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