Showing posts with label green technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green technology. Show all posts
Saturday, May 2, 2009
New house production method
This is a method for a structure anywhere where there is dirt.
First dig an under ground chamber, then gather clay from that dirt by separating clay and sand by mixing dirt with water, in a pit, until a mud slurry and then leaving to dry for the smallest clay particles to settle on the top.
Then on the interior of this underground chamber, you will put one solid unbroken strand of steel wool along the walls of the chamber. This may be done in sections. Then you will put a layer of clay over the steel wool.
Now hook up a high amperage power source like a car battery to both ends of the steel wool making sure that none of the steel wool is exposed to air, therefore not oxidizing and burning away.
And the final product of this is a ceramic wall that is water proof and structural. The more energy going through the wires the hotter the wires will get.
An alternative method of doing the same thing is put lots and lots of already burning hot coals into the underground chamber and then sealing in all of the heat by sealing off the chamber. The more coals put in, and the smaller the chamber, the hotter the temperature will get and the better the clay will turn into ceramic.
First dig an under ground chamber, then gather clay from that dirt by separating clay and sand by mixing dirt with water, in a pit, until a mud slurry and then leaving to dry for the smallest clay particles to settle on the top.
Then on the interior of this underground chamber, you will put one solid unbroken strand of steel wool along the walls of the chamber. This may be done in sections. Then you will put a layer of clay over the steel wool.
Now hook up a high amperage power source like a car battery to both ends of the steel wool making sure that none of the steel wool is exposed to air, therefore not oxidizing and burning away.
And the final product of this is a ceramic wall that is water proof and structural. The more energy going through the wires the hotter the wires will get.
An alternative method of doing the same thing is put lots and lots of already burning hot coals into the underground chamber and then sealing in all of the heat by sealing off the chamber. The more coals put in, and the smaller the chamber, the hotter the temperature will get and the better the clay will turn into ceramic.
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
EEStor Will Succeed!
I now am almost totally certain that EEStor will succeed because the only reason that any scientist has for the ultra-capacitor not working is because the perfection needed for permittivity to be achieved is not possible with todays technology. But where I agree that we cannot make things perfect on the molecular level yet with semiconductor technology, I also know that we will be able to make things that perfect some day, and that it is only a matter of time. We used to only have flash memory of 1 gig, but now with the same sized device it has become more "perfect" or smaller so that the same sized device has 16 gig. Moores law is what investors relied on in the past when investing in IBM and other semiconductor companies. And moores law still holds true for EEStor. It is possible in the future and it will happen, as we make the semiconductor printing process smaller and smaller and therefor more and more perfect we will see EEStor succeed eventually. So I think in the same way that the genome was mapped at faster and faster rates until it was finally done before funding was cut, I think you will also see the predicted unveiling of EEStor's EESU sooner rather than later, and maybe even at the end of 2009 as expected.
The problem of the government getting rid of this technology in some way someday stems from the fact that it's an energy technology. Now they use oil to control people but with this capacitor technology the people in power will now be supplying electricity instead of oil as power. They will either have a monopoly on solar panels or a monopoly on their new NIF fusion energy source. Either way the people in power want to always keep their control over the masses in some way.
So when the stock is doing good and in the news the government starts saying something about the technology being a matter of national security, that's when you want to sell the stock and run for the hills because that's when eminent domain takes it over and the stock will be worthless.
The problem of the government getting rid of this technology in some way someday stems from the fact that it's an energy technology. Now they use oil to control people but with this capacitor technology the people in power will now be supplying electricity instead of oil as power. They will either have a monopoly on solar panels or a monopoly on their new NIF fusion energy source. Either way the people in power want to always keep their control over the masses in some way.
So when the stock is doing good and in the news the government starts saying something about the technology being a matter of national security, that's when you want to sell the stock and run for the hills because that's when eminent domain takes it over and the stock will be worthless.
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Antimatter
Known reactions that create antimatter: There are none yet, except for particle accelerators.
There are some theories though, and I will post them as I find them.
The best reaction would be a one step reaction. Find a material and mix it with another material in the perfect environement and it will make large quantities of antimatter. That is the ideal circumstance.
It's not very far fetched to imagine this when there are fusion reactions that transform particles into different particles, and that there are chemical endothermic reactions and exothermic reactions. Looking at the real properties of barium titanate makes you question what can and cannot be done theses days also.
One theory has to do with the material known as helium 3 that we can acquire on the moon, but if we used that for a stable fusion reaction and put lots of money into fusion research then we may well find new reactions that have byproducts which include antimatter.
The current way of making antimatter is to accelerate electrons until they collide and create a new negatively charged anti-hydrogen atom. But there may be other more efficient and predictable methods that we may find in the future that can be scaled to mass produce antimatter. As long an fusion energy works and gets funding for new nuclear physics experiments beyond fusion.
Antimatter occurs naturally in the van allen belts of earth and also at gas giants like jupiter. See: "antimatter" on wiki under "cost".And if we can somehow find a way to store the antimatter(encapsulated in neutrons) and use it, then we may have free energy if the antimatter can be reused based only on its "potential energy" which has reverse effects in the physical universe making new electrical and particle aplications and experimants possible with this new material of totally alien properties. See: "magic rectangle"
Also see my other antimatter post.
And "The final revolution is...".
There are some theories though, and I will post them as I find them.
The best reaction would be a one step reaction. Find a material and mix it with another material in the perfect environement and it will make large quantities of antimatter. That is the ideal circumstance.
It's not very far fetched to imagine this when there are fusion reactions that transform particles into different particles, and that there are chemical endothermic reactions and exothermic reactions. Looking at the real properties of barium titanate makes you question what can and cannot be done theses days also.
One theory has to do with the material known as helium 3 that we can acquire on the moon, but if we used that for a stable fusion reaction and put lots of money into fusion research then we may well find new reactions that have byproducts which include antimatter.
The current way of making antimatter is to accelerate electrons until they collide and create a new negatively charged anti-hydrogen atom. But there may be other more efficient and predictable methods that we may find in the future that can be scaled to mass produce antimatter. As long an fusion energy works and gets funding for new nuclear physics experiments beyond fusion.
Antimatter occurs naturally in the van allen belts of earth and also at gas giants like jupiter. See: "antimatter" on wiki under "cost".And if we can somehow find a way to store the antimatter(encapsulated in neutrons) and use it, then we may have free energy if the antimatter can be reused based only on its "potential energy" which has reverse effects in the physical universe making new electrical and particle aplications and experimants possible with this new material of totally alien properties. See: "magic rectangle"
Also see my other antimatter post.
And "The final revolution is...".
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
And The Universe Says...
Listen to the universe, and let it be your guide, and it can never lie to you or malfunction or be incorrect. Humans always have the potential to be wrong or corrupt, though. Like the legend of steel in the first Conan movie. The one thing that you can always trust and count on is your sword, or I say, the universe in general.
If the universe disagrees with you then that means you have to change your approach to life. And if someone says to you “Hey you can’t do things that way” just reply “Well the universe tends to disagree with you.”
So all in all, ignoring the universe, and facts, only leads to pain and suffering, but listening to the universe, and reality, always only leads to happiness. Also design things based on facts, and reality will show that it lasts forever, and you won’t have to maintain it, or replace it, or change it. Live with the universe not against it. Live within reality, not outside, in magic land. Don’t ever listen to the majority without questioning it. The majority said that there was no housing bubble, also the majority said “buy and hold” right before the “.com” bubble.
In order for good or bad to exist humans have to create it. Examples of good things: GPS, glasses, medical, free to run electric car(since we already have roads), solid state devices, computer‘s, and computer search engine, hunting rifles, good tasting food, the list goes on and on. Examples of bad things: arguing, stealing, killing, sadness.
So it’s a choice between creating your own good in your life or your own bad in your life. People may only choose to have a bad life because of illogical emotions and no research into improving their own life, or alternately just letting other people make decisions for them. Never listen to people(either an elected official, or the majority consensus), unless actual facts confirm what they say, only listen to reality, and the subtle messages of the universe. The universe says that making intelligent decisions based on obvious facts, is the only pathway to have a good lifestyle.
And religion actually has no useful answers to life in the end, and what the universe would say about religion is “why would you need a religion to tell you how to live your life, when you have the laws of physics to do that for you already.”
The true virtue of a person is only human opinion.
Now if only, one day, we could see beyond our own debilitating and primitive human psychology.
If the universe disagrees with you then that means you have to change your approach to life. And if someone says to you “Hey you can’t do things that way” just reply “Well the universe tends to disagree with you.”
- When you have a device break, then the universe is saying that you designed it wrong and that‘s why it broke. Or when the device is obsolete, then the universe is saying that you made the entire device wrong to begin with. A well designed device should last longer than you will live to be, because the human body is already a device that lasts that long. No upgrades should be needed if it’s was ever a well designed device to begin with.
- When you have to make more inventions just to make an old invention work, like for cars to work you need to invent roads, and you have to pay more for extra inventions and it breaks more from more moving parts. The universe says, go with a better technology that performs the same function, like helicopters instead of cars. Also bicycles need a pump and tires and chains and roads. Vehicles are only for going long distances away from home anyway, so maybe you don't need them except for emergencies, if you like your home.
- If you can burn music and give copies to people for free, and you can make cheap knock offs for free, the universe is saying that information has no value in the real universe, if it can be copied for free. Selling information is what the media industry is. So why is information monopolized, or kept secret from others anyway?
- The universe works on the honor system, as if it’s natural to think that nobody would ever possibly need to do anything bad to other people. So there’s no rule in the universe about killing, or being punished for doing anything bad. As if telling you that there’s no point to killing or hurting other people in the real world. And if you know what you’re doing, there’s no reason to ever have bad in your life at all. Killing people is only a human invention, and if you're by yourself, the universe's honor system rule works perfectly.
- If houses cost 500,000$ and need constant upkeep and updating, then maybe you should have designed the house differently. The universe is saying that you’re throwing your efforts and money down the drain, when the house is outdated in 10 years, and also requires constant maintenance. Everything is makeshift when it comes to houses these days to either save money or be like everybody else. Why not be different and design a house well for once, so that it doesn't need upkeep. See: R-value in Alaska post.
- Rules are a human invention, and therefore have to be enforced by humans, because the universe won’t enforce the human made rules(value of things, taxes, killing is wrong, except genocide of animals is fine). I’d rather listen to the universe's rules than to human's rules. In fact just listening to the universe in general is better that to humans. The universe is never wrong or lies, but humans always have the potential to be wrong or lie. Rules are just a way of people having control over other people, and the universe never controls humans, we control the universe, utilizing knowledge. Also the universe is impartial, for no fear of any hidden agenda, or ulterior motives, or judging you for anything.
- Money only exists to be stolen. If everybody you traded with was family then you wouldn’t need currency but instead just share, based on equal effort of work days. The universe says that if you put value on things, then it will have value worth stealing. The universe is showing you this by how things keep getting stolen, and how sometimes people get hurt just so that a criminal can steal something of value.
- The same is true for drugs, the universe shows that it has no rule against using drugs on yourself. It is only when we made a rule that it was wrong to take drugs that criminals started making money at it and we suddenly had the highest public crime rate in history, all because it was made illegal by humans. Also the facts that are shown to you through case studies about drugs, are the real world trying to tell you not to take them, because of the addictive consequences. If only those drug addicts had listened to reality, they would never have become chronically addicted. The same is true but in a less severe way, about caffeine and coffee addiction.
- You shouldn’t have to work more than animals in order to make a living, unless you are genetically inferior to animals(sweat glands, eat too much, need house heating, need to cook food, and make tools.). Giraffes are the perfect example of living the perfect life without any worries or work. So the universe is telling us “that’s who you have to beat, when it comes to lifestyle.”
- Risk reward, is a good way of making some decisions. The less liability you have in life, if any at all, the better. Liability is risk, or when something is liable to happen eventually. You should live a life with maximum reward and minimal risk. This is the universe rewarding you for being smart, and using statistics, and averages, and facts.
- The government of America is the best one ever invented, but the truth of the matter is that it’s not the best working government possible. This is shown by congress constantly having to struggle to make new rules all of the time. As if people are constantly trying to fix our system. And the universe is saying “you shouldn’t have to keep fixing something if it already works.” maybe we need a government that has no rules and no money and no power, because that’s the way that the actual universe functions. As long as we can research a way to make this new type of civilization work. It's bad enough that our banking system is based on faith and any political office election is based on faith that that person tells the truth. Without faith our entire system will inevitably fail, one day.
- The best design is one that allows for an imperfect or chaotic universe. Not a design that requires perfection, all of the time, in order to function properly. An example is when designing a sidewalk, you lay concrete in sections or separate slabs, for expansion and contraction in the elements, so that the concrete never cracks. The universe hinting at the reasons behind it cracking all the of the time before, in previous improper designs.
So all in all, ignoring the universe, and facts, only leads to pain and suffering, but listening to the universe, and reality, always only leads to happiness. Also design things based on facts, and reality will show that it lasts forever, and you won’t have to maintain it, or replace it, or change it. Live with the universe not against it. Live within reality, not outside, in magic land. Don’t ever listen to the majority without questioning it. The majority said that there was no housing bubble, also the majority said “buy and hold” right before the “.com” bubble.
In order for good or bad to exist humans have to create it. Examples of good things: GPS, glasses, medical, free to run electric car(since we already have roads), solid state devices, computer‘s, and computer search engine, hunting rifles, good tasting food, the list goes on and on. Examples of bad things: arguing, stealing, killing, sadness.
So it’s a choice between creating your own good in your life or your own bad in your life. People may only choose to have a bad life because of illogical emotions and no research into improving their own life, or alternately just letting other people make decisions for them. Never listen to people(either an elected official, or the majority consensus), unless actual facts confirm what they say, only listen to reality, and the subtle messages of the universe. The universe says that making intelligent decisions based on obvious facts, is the only pathway to have a good lifestyle.
And religion actually has no useful answers to life in the end, and what the universe would say about religion is “why would you need a religion to tell you how to live your life, when you have the laws of physics to do that for you already.”
The true virtue of a person is only human opinion.
Now if only, one day, we could see beyond our own debilitating and primitive human psychology.
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Permanent Fortification, or Camp, or Shelter
Or to be more accurate, a structure that can instantly be assembled, and instantly disassembled, and is a shelter that lasts indefinitely, and in which all modern conveniences can be included, and can be built in any climate.
What is needed is a geodesic dome, some kind of thin plastic material to be shingled with the use of "grip clips", and then dirt is put on top of that, for heat retention, and to keep the plastic from creating a greenhouse inside.
Geodesic dome: The most primitive version is to use sticks, of exactly the same length that have the ends carved flat with a knife, and then a hole is drilled into the flat end. Then they are assembled with standard nuts and bolts at the intersections.
The second better way of construction is just substituting metal electrical conduit for the sticks. The ends are flattened with a hammer and then a hole is drilled into the flattened part. Then connect them with standard nuts and bolts. This should only cost around 50$, if you already have tools. See: This video.
Thin plastic material: The most primitive version is standard garbage bags. The thicker the bag, the better, so that it will support heavy dirt. These are shingled onto the geodesic dome with "Grip clips".
The other material that may be used is ordinary camping tarps, of any color or type.
Mound of dirt: First you need a piece of land. Then you pile dirt over the geodesic dome, if you live in an environment that has dirt. If you were to put a layer of foliage over top of the dirt, or plant living plants(Such as moss or grass) into the mound of dirt then you wouldn’t have the problem of erosion of the mound. If that does become a problem.
Theoretically this camp can be constructed in less than a day. And has a wide range of environments that it can be adapted to. Such as in temperate climates you wouldn’t need a mound of dirt, but instead the plastic layer would act as a greenhouse. Or in extremely cold climates you would have the dirt on top of one geodesic dome, and then you would have a second geodesic dome and plastic over top of everything, to act as a greenhouse that would also store heat during the night.
And if you don’t like cold or hot climates then migrate south for the winter every year, to your second property.
Modern Conveniences: First you need a solar panel and a battery and an inverter. Watts= Amps(x) Volts. With the money saved on rent or a mortgage you can buy at least 500$/mo of new modern conveniences every month.
Warmth: An electric space heater.
Air conditioning: Wear a wet shirt, when it's windy it's like being in a fridge. Or have a thermo electric "solid state" air conditioner(Solar panels are the key to marketing this device, because solid state is less efficient that standard mechanical AC).
Furniture: Foldable or inflatable furniture.
Food: Either live off the land, or go to the store.
Refrigeration: A "solid state" portable cooler, that is solar powered. And it makes its own ice that lasts through the night. Or just have backup stored solar power. Or an ice box with a tank of water next to it that is frozen with the thermo electric effect during the day and melts during the night(Yet to be invented, because no market for it yet). Which would mean no need for a battery to store daytime energy that would be used to run the fridge at night.
Clothes washing: Either have synthetic water proof clothing(100%nylon/acrylic) that you wash with alcohol and lemon soaked rags. Or a bucket of soapy water and a clean plunger to agitate cotton clothes with.
Shower: Soapy water, and a rag, and shampoo.
Entertainment: Depends on you tastes. Have satellite internet on a laptop (AT&T laptop connect card), and watch shows on their network site. Have DVD’s on laptop. Have video game ROMS and emulators all on 1 flash memory card, and a USB controller(10$new, or thrift store).
Lighting: Florescent, or lots of super bright LED's, or flat/flexible OLED ceiling light(Yet to be invented until around 2010).
Flooring: Plaster, or adobe bricks that are put down and then soaked with water to bind them and to strengthen them. Or your own personal preference of flooring over top of that.
Cooking: A rocket stove made out of adobe. Smoke meat, on racks over a smoky fire.
Fresh water: Boil rain water, or put into a simple distiller, or chlorinate and let the chlorine evaporate from the container, before drinking.
Transportation: Have GPS to find your land locked property or deserted island. Then get there or anywhere with an AC induction motor, and super capacitor powered vehicle(Yet to be invented until late 2009).
Communication: Cell phone.
Bathroom: Either a bucket with a bag in it that you burn later, or the less smelly and easier version of having a bucket with water and a chlorine tablet in it and also CLR septic system acid. and you bury it in a hole nearby when disinfected. Then reuse bucket. This is either in a wooden structure or open air with tarps for privacy and rain. But if there is hardly any smell, because of complete disinfection, then just have it in the house, and chlorine off-gassing won't be a problem with only one pool tablet, or a lid put on the bucket.
What is needed is a geodesic dome, some kind of thin plastic material to be shingled with the use of "grip clips", and then dirt is put on top of that, for heat retention, and to keep the plastic from creating a greenhouse inside.
Geodesic dome: The most primitive version is to use sticks, of exactly the same length that have the ends carved flat with a knife, and then a hole is drilled into the flat end. Then they are assembled with standard nuts and bolts at the intersections.
The second better way of construction is just substituting metal electrical conduit for the sticks. The ends are flattened with a hammer and then a hole is drilled into the flattened part. Then connect them with standard nuts and bolts. This should only cost around 50$, if you already have tools. See: This video.
Thin plastic material: The most primitive version is standard garbage bags. The thicker the bag, the better, so that it will support heavy dirt. These are shingled onto the geodesic dome with "Grip clips".
The other material that may be used is ordinary camping tarps, of any color or type.
Mound of dirt: First you need a piece of land. Then you pile dirt over the geodesic dome, if you live in an environment that has dirt. If you were to put a layer of foliage over top of the dirt, or plant living plants(Such as moss or grass) into the mound of dirt then you wouldn’t have the problem of erosion of the mound. If that does become a problem.
Theoretically this camp can be constructed in less than a day. And has a wide range of environments that it can be adapted to. Such as in temperate climates you wouldn’t need a mound of dirt, but instead the plastic layer would act as a greenhouse. Or in extremely cold climates you would have the dirt on top of one geodesic dome, and then you would have a second geodesic dome and plastic over top of everything, to act as a greenhouse that would also store heat during the night.
And if you don’t like cold or hot climates then migrate south for the winter every year, to your second property.
Modern Conveniences: First you need a solar panel and a battery and an inverter. Watts= Amps(x) Volts. With the money saved on rent or a mortgage you can buy at least 500$/mo of new modern conveniences every month.
Warmth: An electric space heater.
Air conditioning: Wear a wet shirt, when it's windy it's like being in a fridge. Or have a thermo electric "solid state" air conditioner(Solar panels are the key to marketing this device, because solid state is less efficient that standard mechanical AC).
Furniture: Foldable or inflatable furniture.
Food: Either live off the land, or go to the store.
Refrigeration: A "solid state" portable cooler, that is solar powered. And it makes its own ice that lasts through the night. Or just have backup stored solar power. Or an ice box with a tank of water next to it that is frozen with the thermo electric effect during the day and melts during the night(Yet to be invented, because no market for it yet). Which would mean no need for a battery to store daytime energy that would be used to run the fridge at night.
Clothes washing: Either have synthetic water proof clothing(100%nylon/acrylic) that you wash with alcohol and lemon soaked rags. Or a bucket of soapy water and a clean plunger to agitate cotton clothes with.
Shower: Soapy water, and a rag, and shampoo.
Entertainment: Depends on you tastes. Have satellite internet on a laptop (AT&T laptop connect card), and watch shows on their network site. Have DVD’s on laptop. Have video game ROMS and emulators all on 1 flash memory card, and a USB controller(10$new, or thrift store).
Lighting: Florescent, or lots of super bright LED's, or flat/flexible OLED ceiling light(Yet to be invented until around 2010).
Flooring: Plaster, or adobe bricks that are put down and then soaked with water to bind them and to strengthen them. Or your own personal preference of flooring over top of that.
Cooking: A rocket stove made out of adobe. Smoke meat, on racks over a smoky fire.
Fresh water: Boil rain water, or put into a simple distiller, or chlorinate and let the chlorine evaporate from the container, before drinking.
Transportation: Have GPS to find your land locked property or deserted island. Then get there or anywhere with an AC induction motor, and super capacitor powered vehicle(Yet to be invented until late 2009).
Communication: Cell phone.
Bathroom: Either a bucket with a bag in it that you burn later, or the less smelly and easier version of having a bucket with water and a chlorine tablet in it and also CLR septic system acid. and you bury it in a hole nearby when disinfected. Then reuse bucket. This is either in a wooden structure or open air with tarps for privacy and rain. But if there is hardly any smell, because of complete disinfection, then just have it in the house, and chlorine off-gassing won't be a problem with only one pool tablet, or a lid put on the bucket.
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
Wing Wind Turbine Powered Boat Engine Invention
This invention has been tried before and doesn't work for some reason, but weighing more than a sail has to be a factor. See wave powered boat or solar powered boat, or johnson thermo-electrochemical conversion system that may be repurposed to power a boat.
It uses the new wind turbines that use rotating wings to capture wind from any direction at any point in time, then attach that electricity generation to a battery that then powers an electric outboard motor.
The centripetal acceleration is good for stabilizing the boat so that it won't capsize. And it should work even better in stronger winds as long as the turbines can rotate at the highest speeds of hurricane winds without breaking. But for that you could just have some kind of automatic breaking system, like maybe magnetic breaks for whenever the turbines are spinning too fast.
It uses the new wind turbines that use rotating wings to capture wind from any direction at any point in time, then attach that electricity generation to a battery that then powers an electric outboard motor.
The centripetal acceleration is good for stabilizing the boat so that it won't capsize. And it should work even better in stronger winds as long as the turbines can rotate at the highest speeds of hurricane winds without breaking. But for that you could just have some kind of automatic breaking system, like maybe magnetic breaks for whenever the turbines are spinning too fast.
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Monday, March 24, 2008
New house design : 3/24/08 (UPDATED 9 TIMES)

Ignore all of the previous posts about "house designs", for now. Because I'm starting to rethink my design. And I found this professional adobe video
- Cold climate version:
- Materials: The only bad building material up north is adobe by itself. But log homes and spray foam or spray foam along with adobe together, should all work up north. As long as you include reinforcement to the spray foam so that a heavy snow fall doesn't collapse the roof. The material of spray foam is better than camp tents because of insulation qualities and also is 100% water proof and can be reinforced with a geodesic dome to make the sturdiest structure possible. Also it's easy to work with, and can be added onto late and easily cut for new doorways or new wiring, and it lasts forever.
- Heating: And to best heat a house up north is with a "rocket stove" inside the house with a duct going out the roof(Look at this picture of one). Because there isn't reliable solar power for electric heating. And I would add spray foam insulation in the interior for extreme cold.
- Shower: Use a rag and warm soapy water. Imagine not having any water bill from taking showers. And use dollar store shampoo and dollar store soap(Which are the exact same chemical formula as the name brands).
- Safety:If you make a spray foam house, have a smaller opening for a door, and a steep berm of dirt put over the dome of the house, to keep bears out. And always have an AR-15 or comparable gun. Pepper spray cannot stop an angry person so it definitely cannot stop an angry bear. Also you may incorporate extra reinforcement, of wood or metal, into the spray foam.
- Warm climate version:
- Materials: The same as the materials used up north, except there may not be any need for reinforcement because of no heavy snowfall or animals ever being on the roof.
- Heating and Cooling: Is all solar powered electric heating and air conditioning. I plan on making a solid state air conditioner some day.
- Foundation: For an adobe house, the perfect foundation or just floor would be soaked adobe bricks that then dries as the foundation. If a foundation is needed. Because you may only need retaining walls for the sides of the hole in the ground even when the dome is built. And the spray foam should act as retaining walls. And the spray foam doesn't weigh enough to need a foundation.
- Shape of structure: A perfect hemisphere shaped structure above ground and the other half of house being below ground is the best structure, because of there being even weight distribution along the dome, and the walls of the underground portion act as buttresses for the dome, as the weight is spread outward into the ground walls. Make spray foam dome form and spray from the inside of the structure to have a completely solid encapsulated spray foam structure.
- Insulation: This is the best house structure because of the extreme heat retention/ temperature moderation qualities of the below ground part of house. Both made out of spray foam and adobe. The spray foam may even perform better than carpeting as flooring. Otherwise just have a hard adobe and plaster floor, or wood floor over that.
- Material cost: The only costs incurred are buying the land(?$/acre), and metal rods(thrift store tent rods/50$), and spray foam(7$/can x 40= 280$/or x 1,000 cans=7,000$which is even then a very inexpensive house)and thrift store extension cords(5$/each) and garbage bags over the dome structure, as the form for the spray foam to go under, which are later removed(5$), and misc. chemicals for daily life(CLR=5$) (Bleach=5$)(Chlorine pool tablets=10$/mo) (Alcohol=3$/quarter gallon). The excavated ground is used for making adobe to put around the spray foam for extra heat retention. And you would just pile it around the outside of the hole as you dig it to make the house the high point on the property for water drainage purposes. And for less digging. from the excavated dirt becoming higher around sides to make a wall. Now just dig the size of hole you want.
- Making adobe: First you dig a hole, then you fill it with water, then you fill the hole back in with dirt, and then mix it up. What you will end up with once the hole dries up in 1 day, is clay that has settled at the top and sand that has settled at the bottom of the hole. Now you just skim the clay off of the top, and mix it with sand in the proper portions to make adobe. This is useful for a structural and heat retentive component of a house. You can also include hay mixed in with it, acting as a binding material, for structural adobe. Adobe is also useful when making a rocket stove.
- Safety: The low profile dome structure is a natural bomb shelter(if you have no certainty about future wars). And it cannot hurt you if it was even possible to cave in, because the only ceiling is composed of 1 ft. spray foam(which is also a structural component). And an inner layer of plaster and an outer thin layer of dirt.
- Skills needed: It requires no skill, other than proper research and preparation(which is written here) and common sense.
- Plumbing: This house design requires no plumbing, when you use a bucket with a seat over it, which has chlorine and CLR septic system and water in it, and the waste is dumped out in a safe place after the chlorine has evaporated. May not use the bucket inside of your house, because of chlorine off gassing, because it may give off toxic amounts chlorine gas; which by the way, may not be true because indoor pools do it all the time. So just have an outhouse where you keep the bucket of CLR and Chlorine for a toilet. To be later disposed of in a dug out, safe area. Also CLR septic system liquid which breaks up the solids, is neutralized upon contact with any water. And the chlorine always just eventually evaporates. But instead of bleach you may use chlorine pool tablets for constant chlorine saturation and not being able to waste unneeded chlorine. And just have a cover over the bucket if you need to transport it. And because all of the bacteria is now dead in the sewage, there is no bad smell being produced. And Chlorine may have to be added sometime after the CLR if the active ingredients in CLR are neutralized by the bleach.(This is easily tested by just seeing if the sewage solids are liquified fully when both the bleach and CLR are added at the same time).
Frequently Asked Questions CLR® Septic System: (See: This link)
WHAT IS A SEPTIC SYSTEM?
A Septic System is a self contained Underground wastewater treatment system.The Septic System is composed of a septic tank and a leach/absorption area.WHAT IS A SEPTIC SYSTEM'S PURPOSE IN THE HOUSEHOLD?
The purpose of the tank is to treat household wastes. The tank treats the waste by the water falling to the bottom, the solids that are lighter float to the top and the heavier waste/sludge goes to the bottom.The sludge/solids that fall to the bottom must be treated with a Septic System treatment to convert these materials into liquids which then will flow to the drain field. - 2nd way of plumbing: Is to use an Ozone generator, that pumps waste water from a container, through an Ozone bubbling chamber, and then back into the waste water container. With an added filter to prevent the pump from getting clogged, and manual agitation of the sewage and extra water mixture to liquefy it for the pump. (This has since been revised, as there is no way to know for certain if the water is actually disinfected, because there is no detector for the saturation of ozone in the water, and the bigger the vat of water to be disinfected the more uncertain it becomes as to the % of water that has been disinfected by the ozone) A better way to disinfect water that Ozone, would be a section of pipe with UV bulb that shines through the pipe disinfecting any water that passes by that section of pipe. But the bulb does have a life expectancy, and will need to be replaced eventually, maybe someday a solid state UV bulb will be invented that won't break. And can be solar powered. We have infinite clean water that comes from the sky, and for the desert we have atmospheric condensers, or underground water. So there never was and never will be any shortage of water. Just a shortage of utilizing what we have.
- 3rd way of plumbing: Just have a garbage bag in a bucket for a toilet and take it out when full, and then put it into an incinerator oven that disintegrates the waste. But make sure that it's far away from the house or neighbors, to not smell the smoke.
- Dome shaped form: You may put arch shaped metal rods(camping tent poles attached together) along the inside of the hole, and a screen of some kind over that (Plastic garbage bags will work). And then put the spray foam insulation layer as a moisture barrier, and as a structural substrate, for putting dirt on top of. Which would then not even need water proofing on top of. Research : polyurethane foam properties(follow link) But if it turns out that the spray foam isn't 100% water proof like it should be, then just put a second waterproof paint coating over that.
- Need to test: So I need to test the strength of polyurethane spray foam with reinforcement incorporated into it. Also the moisture barrier qualities of the foam. And how big of a dome that has 12 inches thick of adobe, that the metal rods and foam would support. And how fire proof it actually is. LATER ADDED: I tested the structural integrity of spray foam and it has the same weight and strength of material as "styrofoam" or a really hard "nerf ball". It does rip and compresses when you stand on it. So don't stand on your house once it's built. LATER ADDED: I tested it's water proof qualities and it passed with flying colors. I made a bowl out of spray foam, and filled it with water, and the water just sat on top for hours and hours, and the bottom was completely dry afterward also. LATER ADDED: I also tested how fire retardant spray foam is by using a lighter on it. And it failed that test. So since spray foam is not fire proof, your best bet to fireproofing it is to put a thin layer of adobe or plaster on the inside of the house. And a thin layer of dirt on top of the outside dome of the house. This way the heat doesn't get through to the spray foam. And may need an emergency exit like a window if the door is blocked. And in case of a brush fire I would cut down all of the tall foliage that may be surrounding the house.
- Reinforcement: Is not needed if the dirt layer on top of the spray foam is thin enough. But if used, the reinforcement could be bent metal rods in the shape of the house. Made out of any metal that doesn't corrode(my choice is flexible tent poles). Or electrical conduit as structure. And encapsulate them in spray foam. Which also fills in the gaps between the metal rods. If you make the dome of the house into a metal geodesic dome then you have the strongest structure possible. See: This video on making geodesic domes. Another option is just have translucent (not transparent) tarps over the geodesic dome, shingled over the dome with "grip clips", that retain heat when the sun is out. Just like a green house, which would only be used in a temperate climate.
- Fire/Lightning/Flood/Tornado/Wind: The spray foam is not fire proof, so cover the inside of it with adobe, that is the consistancy of mayonaise, and then put paint over that. Then cover the outside with a layer of dirt. Lightning should be conducted away with a lightning rod. Flood? Don't live in a flood prone area. Tornadoes cannot even dent this house. Also don't live too close to a group of trees which may fall on the house during a storm. Or that can catch fire during a brush fire. And have an emergency exit also.
- Doorway/windows: Make sure to leave holes for a door and small south facing(in cold climate) windows. For air flow and accessability. Or have sections cut out of spray foam that take out or put back in as portholes, that can open or close depending on the weather, that also have a screen over to keep the bugs out.
- Airflow: You may need air flow that does not let light in, when the portholes are closed. Even though people do completely seal their houses anyway all over the place if the weather is too cold or too hot. You don't want the house to be so perfectly air tight and water tight and insulated, that it's like in the movies where you only have 2 hours worth of oxygen left inside the house every time that you close the door.
- Entryway: This has recently been revised to have a 1 hinge "basement door" attached at an angle over a ramp into going down into the house, instead of an arched entryway.
- Waterproofing: Make sure that the front of the entryway is above ground level in a way that will not let water down the ramp, into the house. And the spray foam provides water proofing.
- Lighting: Have LED replacement bulbs for florescent light fixtures. Or when it's available within the next 5 years get a sheet of flat white OLED's that you put on your ceiling. Ones that require only a battery and a solar panel and just the Led's without an added high voltage inverter, would be best.
- Electric: Have extension cords built into the walls coming from solar panels and new non- lead acid batteries or sealed lead acid batteries that are low maintenance, and an inverter just in case needed. And all of your devices then just need their own transformer to get the right amount of energy. But have a separate low power usage device system that is not reliant on an inverter. Because with the right technology high power may never be needed. The only power consumption is from a laptop computer, house lighting, and maybe a TV/DVD player depending on the need for one. Anything else is just extra depending on your personal tastes for the lifestyle you want. But remember, more complication means more things to hassle with when they break. Use this simple equation to figure out how much power you need. Watts= Amps(x) Volts (fill in the data to get the size of solar panels needed to power the sum of all devices, day and night. And the size of battery bank needed.). In a real utopia you would have super capacitors that stored the solar or wind energy that powered the home.
- Water: Have an artificial pond dug out nearby. That will gradually fill itself with water. Or all at once after a storm. Then filter and chlorinate some of it, when some is needed for use. For drinking water use "Chlor. floc.". Or boil it. Or distill the water with the simple distiller Shown here. Imagine never paying a water bill.
- Shower: Use alcohol soaked rags(Which is the same thing as "wet wipes"). Or warm soapy water, and rag. You make the same movements and exert the same energy by using a rag, as by taking a shower.
- Clothes Washing: Have non water absorbent materials such as 100% nylon or acrylic. And clean them on a frame with an alcohol soaked rag. Alcohol works as a solvent and is antibacterial, and with lemon extract added, it will smell good. Or for conventionally washed cotton, have a bucket of soapy water that you agitate with a clean plunger. But if you wash conventionally you have to pay for cleaning fluid.
- Alcohol: Make your own by fermenting any fruit. And then distilling it in one hot container, for the original alcohol to be in, and one cold container for the condensation, which are both connected and sealed by tubing. Or use the distiller shown here. Imagine never paying for cleaning chemicals. And you just leave it for a year and it makes itself.
- Furniture: Have inflatable bed and maybe even furniture, to keep down dust mites, and to produce less dust to clean. And make your own wood furniture, because it's simple enough. Carpet is the weirdest invention that humans have ever come up with. they need replacement frequently, cause dust, offgas fumes from the glues in them, and need a vacuum cleaner for the soul purpose of carpets. Just have solid floors with spray foam insulation under them and use a "swivel sweeper" to sweep them, or just a broom and dust pan.
- Vehicle: Use the same technology that everyone else does. I did some research on making biodiesel that you can see here. But I may make my own electric charging stations in the future, by buying small pieces of land all around the state and putting a solar panels on them to stop at with my electrical vehicle of choice. All with the money I save by not paying a mortgage each month. Electric will easily outsell internal combustion cars when the gas prices are 6$/gallon. So our society will never have to revert to living without vehicles.
- Heating: Use an electric heater, because solar power is reliable in temperate climates.
- Air conditioning: Some kind of solid state cooling that doesn't break and is energy efficient. There are "wick fans" that cool a water soaked wick by evaporation and are energy efficient, and don't break. But that produces humid air. A sterling engine is nice to have. Being in the below ground portion of house is cooler, if you don't let sunlight in. Just conventional air conditioners work fine but I thought of a solid state version that will work in the future see it here.
- Refrigerator: May not be needed if you smoke your hunted meat(See: This diagram of a smoker), and otherwise eat fruit and vegetables. See Smoked meat on Wiki. But if it's needed then just use the conventional fridge, or a new solid state energy efficient version, if there is one. As in sterling engine. But for infinite energy to power the fridge you should definitely invest in a solar panel and batteries to power it forever, without paying a monthly energy bill forever.
- Cooking: Is done on a "Rocket stove"(See: This picture of one), and if you need an oven then use a large box with a chimney as a wood burning oven, or just a dutch oven. Otherwise use a grill or a pan or a hand held flipping grill or a pot. Which all can be sanitized over the fire after rinsing and scraping the dirt off of.
- Dishes/Utensils: Wash by hand in warm soapy water.
- Fruit/Vegetables/Spices: Grow year round crops in cold and hot weather outside and in a greenhouse with growlights. Or freeze crop overruns if you live up north.
- Meat/Eggs: Catch it, or hunt it, or farm it. Then smoke it. Having chickens can be like having any other pet, if you only ate their eggs. Buy traps, or make one out if some cord. Go spear fishing with a homemade bow and arrow(See how to make them here)
- Sweets/Dairy/Baked Goods/Nuts/Oil/Specialty: Buy from store if needed.
- Entertainment: Is needed because going on nature walks can only entertain you for so long before you want to watch TV, but then again that's way more fun to some people. So may buy TV shows on DVD or watch TV shows on youtube, If you can find a way to get satellite internet on your property.
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