Ala Doc's DeLorean
Kirt's Cogitations™ #12

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Ala Doc's DeLorean

Remember Doc's car in "Back to the Future 3," the one that ran on garbage? Well, it seems the idea wasn't so far-fetched after all. The scientists at Changing World Technologies are perfecting a contraption that can turn just about any carbon-based material into high-quality oil, clean-burning gas, and purified minerals that can be used for fuels, fertilizers or specialty chemicals. The magic is worked by a Thermal Depolymerization Process (TDP), which has solved the problem of requiring high-pressure, high temperature cookers. In two hours, 1400 lbs of turkey guts, plastic bottles, and human waste were turned into marketable, clear oil. Efficiencies of 85% are reported. Visit their website for more information. Oh, a 175-lb man would be converted into 38 lbs of oil, 7 lbs of gas, 7 lbs of minerals, and 123 lbs of sterilized water.

Innovative Power Products (IPP) CoolChips - RF Cafe Website

RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling 2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps while tying up your telephone line, and a lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail" when a new message arrived...