An idea for a completely sterile cistern that is ten or so feet under ground where no bacteria can grow, that may collect rain water as it seeps through the ground and into a silicone bowl that was filled with sterilized stones(with room between the stones for water to fill) and which was then covered with sterile pebbles and sterile sand. But this is an untested theory. Even though it may work very well, and maybe even last forever and be effective forever, as long as bacteria or mold didn't get into the cistern somehow. The scenario being, if bacteria got through the 10 or so feet of sand filtering, or as backwash through the connected water collection plumbing.
The stones would be sterilized with chlorine and then left to dry, and the deeply dug sand would be dug in layers and each layer dug into separate sterile piles with a newly cleaned shovel for each pile for most predictable sterilization levels.
And the water would be collected from the underground cistern through a pipe or straw or some other better and easier to install technology. This cistern would be located right next to the house for ease of collection instead of going to the store for jugs of water.
This would essentially try to copy the exact same function as modern aquifers, which are everywhere in Florida already. For a do it yourself way of getting limitless fresh water anywhere except in the coldest regions.
This idea may never be able to be improved upon for the cause of infinite, free, fresh drinking water. If the theory is someday proven correct, probably by me if nobody else tests it.
Also see wiki for artesian aquifer.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Gypsum, Limestone, and Soil
Gypsum when heated to 150 °C becomes calcium sulfate hemihydrate,
Then this material is called "Plaster of Paris", and when mixed with water it reforms into Gypsum.
Limestone(A.K.A. Calcium carbonate)when heated to 825°C becomes calcium oxide(A.K.A. Burnt lime, or Quick lime) this new material is called cement, and when mixed with water and carbon dioxide turns back into calcium carbonate, or limestone.
Soil is composed of Sand, Silt, and Clay. Sand is the largest sized particle contained in soil, Silt is the second largest sized particle contained in soil, and clay is the smallest sized particle contained in soil. Clay and Sand when mixed together with water in a ratio of about 30% clay and 70% sand, and are allowed to dry are now known as the material "Stucco".
When these 3 materials are mixed together along with clay minerals you now have what is call "Portland Cement" which is comprised of ( concrete, mortar, stucco ) and add water this new mix is stronger than the previous individual materials by themselves. But there is a special technique to producing Portland cement, and a special ratio of each component substance.
Then this material is called "Plaster of Paris", and when mixed with water it reforms into Gypsum.
Limestone(A.K.A. Calcium carbonate)when heated to 825°C becomes calcium oxide(A.K.A. Burnt lime, or Quick lime) this new material is called cement, and when mixed with water and carbon dioxide turns back into calcium carbonate, or limestone.
Soil is composed of Sand, Silt, and Clay. Sand is the largest sized particle contained in soil, Silt is the second largest sized particle contained in soil, and clay is the smallest sized particle contained in soil. Clay and Sand when mixed together with water in a ratio of about 30% clay and 70% sand, and are allowed to dry are now known as the material "Stucco".
When these 3 materials are mixed together along with clay minerals you now have what is call "Portland Cement" which is comprised of ( concrete, mortar, stucco ) and add water this new mix is stronger than the previous individual materials by themselves. But there is a special technique to producing Portland cement, and a special ratio of each component substance.
Free Bug Spray
Just dig a hole with water in it and mix up some mud and use it either for fun as a mud bath, or use it as bug repellent. The theory is to make your body unappetizing to the insect, in other words mask the human scent with a scent that insects naturally avoid. This can also be done with foul smelling natural chemicals or smoky clothing and smoky skin. I have a theory that would still need to be tested, which is that ashes from a fire would be a good insect repellent from acidity and being smoky. Some repellents have to be reapplied after certain periods of time from natural sweating and rubbing off.
Lemon grass is a genus of plant that has some species that are natural insect repellent plants such as Citronella Grass, and some species that are edible. It didn't say on the lemon grass page whether or not all lemon grass species are edible. It didn't say if some species are just unpalatable, or if there are actually some that are bad to eat.
But bug repellent is mainly used in undeveloped areas. Some sand flies in sub tropical areas carry leishmaniasis and this can either be avoided by wearing insect repellent or avoiding the type of area where these parasites exist. Wiki says that this disease only exists in areas where there is a population of small mammals such as rodents, or canine, or bats, that the sand flies get the parasite from. So avoid the deserted islands that have small rodent populations carried over by Spanish explorers. Or just wear an insect repellent such as mud or Deet.
But for mosquitoes you can get malaria or yellow fever in undeveloped countries still but only because the people in those countries are too poor to afford drugs such as quinine or the vaccine for yellow fever to cure themselves. Also mosquito nets are good for when you sleep.
But still you may just decide to stay away from undeveloped areas to never get infected with any parasites. But if you're planning on being an explorer, or adventurer, or traveler this info should prove helpful.
Lemon grass is a genus of plant that has some species that are natural insect repellent plants such as Citronella Grass, and some species that are edible. It didn't say on the lemon grass page whether or not all lemon grass species are edible. It didn't say if some species are just unpalatable, or if there are actually some that are bad to eat.
But bug repellent is mainly used in undeveloped areas. Some sand flies in sub tropical areas carry leishmaniasis and this can either be avoided by wearing insect repellent or avoiding the type of area where these parasites exist. Wiki says that this disease only exists in areas where there is a population of small mammals such as rodents, or canine, or bats, that the sand flies get the parasite from. So avoid the deserted islands that have small rodent populations carried over by Spanish explorers. Or just wear an insect repellent such as mud or Deet.
But for mosquitoes you can get malaria or yellow fever in undeveloped countries still but only because the people in those countries are too poor to afford drugs such as quinine or the vaccine for yellow fever to cure themselves. Also mosquito nets are good for when you sleep.
But still you may just decide to stay away from undeveloped areas to never get infected with any parasites. But if you're planning on being an explorer, or adventurer, or traveler this info should prove helpful.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Fuzzy Philosophical Equations
Are a new thing I just got into. The purpose is to make your life easier by using the equations as a way to calculate happiness or success. An example is: Fun = Time x Money. Which I am using to decide if I should work or instead have fun. Most people that work have no time and only 2 weeks of vacation determined by their boss and also it is very rare to make more money per month than you spend per month. Thus Jobs = (-)Time x (+/-) Money. Unless you're your own boss and rich. Which I myself may be, at the end of this year.
I also predict that one day certain psychology based versions of these insights into the human thought process that I call "Fuzzy philosophical equations" may one day be adapted to making artificial intelligence programming either possible, or just more compact and quantifiable.
I also predict that one day certain psychology based versions of these insights into the human thought process that I call "Fuzzy philosophical equations" may one day be adapted to making artificial intelligence programming either possible, or just more compact and quantifiable.
The Key To Fun Is Time And Money
The more time and money you have the more fun you can have. Unless you find working to be fun.
And your friends also have to have time and money.
The Fuzzy philosophical equation is: Time x Money = Fun
And your friends also have to have time and money.
The Fuzzy philosophical equation is: Time x Money = Fun
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The After Life
It most likely doesn't exist because there is no evidence in any way supporting an afterlife in the scientific world. Even if you see a ghost, who's to say that it's human.
But lets just assume for the moment that there is an after life. If you died and were somehow still aware of your surroundings you still would not be able to interact with any part of the physical universe in any meaningful way, as proven by the fact that we as humans rely on solid unchanging laws of physics just to be able to live daily life.
If ghost tampered in our lives in any way then we would not be able to perform critical parts of life reliably. We rely on unchanging and predictable conditions in order to perform all tests that use the scientific method. We have extremely precise measurements that need to be accurate and reliable in order to understand the universe around us, and we need to repeat those tests reliably in order to convince other scientists of actual discoveries about physical laws.
Now it may be that spirits from the after life are able to interfere with things that are totally unpredictable such as the weather or gambling. But this could all be a need for the human brain to explain things as happening based on some "intent" from some sort of super being, or things are all based on a plan of some kind.
Well it reminds me of a story where somebody had the insane notion that there were religious demons out there to get us and if you said come here demons, then they would come and get that person, so my dad responded to the lady by yelling"Hey demons come and get us, we're ready for you to come out." Needless to say the demons never showed up. But don't you think that if there were evil demons in our lives, that they would be interfering with our scientific experiments. The only reason that bad things happen, or that there are problems in our lives is because we create those problems. If you build a house that is of fireproof material and you storm proof it and don't live in a flood risk area, and you bug spray the property, and you don't live in tornado alley, and you have a lightning rod and what ever else, then you will never have those problems. And by the way you've already protected yourself from most of the plagues that are at the bibles supposed end of the world.
But all that said it's most likely that gambling is 50/50 chance and that weather is based on "cause and effect". So if you are dead and you are still self aware, that leaves absolutely nothing that you can interact with in the physical universe. So when you do die some day don't look forward to it because even if you can travel across the universe, all that you'll be able to do is watch, and you will have no way of ever actually interacting with the universe again for the rest of eternity. Now that's not my idea of fun, unless there's some sort of afterlife version of prozac.
The Fuzzy philosophical equations are:
Event = Intent/ Purpose/ Meaning
Patterns = Faces/ shapes
But lets just assume for the moment that there is an after life. If you died and were somehow still aware of your surroundings you still would not be able to interact with any part of the physical universe in any meaningful way, as proven by the fact that we as humans rely on solid unchanging laws of physics just to be able to live daily life.
If ghost tampered in our lives in any way then we would not be able to perform critical parts of life reliably. We rely on unchanging and predictable conditions in order to perform all tests that use the scientific method. We have extremely precise measurements that need to be accurate and reliable in order to understand the universe around us, and we need to repeat those tests reliably in order to convince other scientists of actual discoveries about physical laws.
Now it may be that spirits from the after life are able to interfere with things that are totally unpredictable such as the weather or gambling. But this could all be a need for the human brain to explain things as happening based on some "intent" from some sort of super being, or things are all based on a plan of some kind.
Well it reminds me of a story where somebody had the insane notion that there were religious demons out there to get us and if you said come here demons, then they would come and get that person, so my dad responded to the lady by yelling"Hey demons come and get us, we're ready for you to come out." Needless to say the demons never showed up. But don't you think that if there were evil demons in our lives, that they would be interfering with our scientific experiments. The only reason that bad things happen, or that there are problems in our lives is because we create those problems. If you build a house that is of fireproof material and you storm proof it and don't live in a flood risk area, and you bug spray the property, and you don't live in tornado alley, and you have a lightning rod and what ever else, then you will never have those problems. And by the way you've already protected yourself from most of the plagues that are at the bibles supposed end of the world.
But all that said it's most likely that gambling is 50/50 chance and that weather is based on "cause and effect". So if you are dead and you are still self aware, that leaves absolutely nothing that you can interact with in the physical universe. So when you do die some day don't look forward to it because even if you can travel across the universe, all that you'll be able to do is watch, and you will have no way of ever actually interacting with the universe again for the rest of eternity. Now that's not my idea of fun, unless there's some sort of afterlife version of prozac.
The Fuzzy philosophical equations are:
Event = Intent/ Purpose/ Meaning
Patterns = Faces/ shapes
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