This man has had so many shows and all of them are amazingly enjoyable, stop hiding him from us!
@ronniebaker4423 жыл бұрын
Get amazon prime there all on there
@tomwallhead69502 жыл бұрын
Seeing James May look so young makes me feel very old.... I know I'm only 25, but every day I'm older than I've ever been, and have less life left than ever before.
@Frosty_tha_Snowman Жыл бұрын
I'm 60 and Ill trade you for your 25 and feeling old 😉
@geoffkburton Жыл бұрын
@@geoffkburton lol well... I might take you up on that... assuming you're a millionaire, and that I'll also be receiving that in this deal 😂
@Frosty_tha_Snowman Жыл бұрын
So profound lol
@toebreakermcgee Жыл бұрын
I'm 47 going on 18, the key is to die young as late as possible.
@casey5165 Жыл бұрын
SAAAAAME ! I miss so much the early 2000's era...
@alx823111 ай бұрын
Perhaps it would be a nice idea for James to revisit this topic around ten years on and see how far we've come in relation to the concepts shown here throughout the 2010s.
@gkeaoyrge3 жыл бұрын
A great idea though might i suggest a shorter interval. also the guy flying the kites did not mention that you have to pull up the weight of the wire and subtract this from the total!
@frederickbowdler15092 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. It'd be really cool to see him do a modern version of this episode. Even if it were only a 15 minute long KZhead video, I'd enjoy seeing how far technology has come put into perspective by James May.
@Frosty_tha_Snowman Жыл бұрын
This Programme Is From 2000s
@S500- Жыл бұрын
@@S500- Like saying May is under fifty feet. It's from 2008.
@BillOweninOttawa Жыл бұрын
The Nuclear Fusion reaction has recently been in the news, they finally discovered how to make a reaction last, rather than dying after a few seconds.
@callumhardy5098 Жыл бұрын
I love how James May wears that same shirt on so many shows.
@sarahminifie85927 жыл бұрын
I love your smile
@AHC63AMG6 жыл бұрын
Why ?
@15-Peter-206 жыл бұрын
I have the same one, incidentally purchased in the 20th century....
@phillbrowne29526 жыл бұрын
Tony E “from a fashion perspective” lmao what the fuck I’m pretty sure it’s just something you notice
@bjork55725 жыл бұрын
@@AHC63AMG creeeep
@beemail69835 жыл бұрын
I love how May tells to scientists he doesn't like their ideas but behind their backs he explains why he believes their theories.
@ijustfelldown2 жыл бұрын
I am pretty sure if i had James May as a science teacher i would have got a better grade because he actually makes learning enjoyable!
@Smidge7 жыл бұрын
I love James, as a fan and so, but I believe that as a teacher he would be quite boring XD and not open to negotiations XD
@davkayo67577 жыл бұрын
I agree! James would be a fantastic teacher! So would Michael out of Vsauce
@iiitsRachel7 жыл бұрын
You don't get five weeks and 137 takes to get your lesson "just so" in school...
@bencarroll11227 жыл бұрын
enjoyable but incorrect
@AntonyThorburn7 жыл бұрын
bet if may was your teacher then ... you would have hate him as a schoolar. it's not james may, it is your advanced age.
@HomoEconomicusX7 жыл бұрын
I love James May's shows outside of Top Gear/GT. Always very informative and hopeful.
@chrisseitz3393 жыл бұрын
As a wine drinker, I loved his France/California/British Wine programmes. Very entertaining and showed his humorous nature.
@martinfpavey Жыл бұрын
watching this in 2022, the man was almost spot on. Amazing.
@zodiac909 Жыл бұрын
I watched this way back in 2008 and stumbled upon it again. It is just as interesting today as it was, the first time I watched it. Nostalgia hit hard.
@awesomeness28563 жыл бұрын
17:08 - The most discouraging "What's this?" I have ever heard! Cracked me up so much
@cmalexx136 жыл бұрын
I mean, it's just a high school student project making that thing out of some spare/junk parts, honestly surprising that they presented that thing to show their 'expertise'...
@someguy49154 жыл бұрын
Lol true
@stlo03093 жыл бұрын
The way those guys talk to him is so cringy too lol.
@Voodooblue89 Жыл бұрын
I like how out of the space elevator concept they act as if the most difficult thing was the design of the carriage. Once we get the carriage perfected, we will worry about incidentals like how to get the anchor into geosynchrous orbit, how to build a super strong, super-light, unbreakable cable 200,000 miles long and send it into space, small things like that. No doubt it will all work itself out, right?
@justforever962 жыл бұрын
If you told people 150 years ago that one day they would be able to fly through the sky at 500+mph they'd have laughed. Pretty similar thing here.
@BaldHeadedManc Жыл бұрын
@@BaldHeadedManc yeah, material science is an area that receives a huge amount of research and attention, its not going to "work itself out" its going to be figured out by the millions of scientist whos job it is to literally work it out
@lord_scrubington Жыл бұрын
I didn't hear them mention what the "most difficult" part was at any point. At the start of their segment they very nerd-ily replied to James' rhetorical statement about how simple the device was by basically explaining that they have degrees in astrophysics, but without actually saying so (probably because James wanted to reveal that at the end of the segment himself). They were then simply excited and pleased when their machine did what it was supposed to do on the first try (not something that usually happens, even when testing a simple scaled down prototype of a project). At no point did they say that what was shown was all it would take to win the competition, or for their idea to work. You gotta remember, all of those men have basically worked for NASA for over a decade, they aren't stupid. I live in Maryland probably around where I believe that segment was filmed because James said they all worked for aerospace contractors with NASA, and they are at least 3 around here. My dad has spent his entire adult life working for aerospace companies here that always have a contract for something or or other with NASA, so they are basically no different from the direct NASA employees. My dad started out working for Raytheon, but after a few years switched over to SSAI. You have to have a Masters Degree in your field (usually Astrophysics) in order to work for those kinds of companies, and if you have worked at one for more than a decade, you clearly know your stuff and probably either have a PhD, or are smart enough to get one.
@moogle68 Жыл бұрын
200000 miles? Geosynchronous orbit is achieved at 35,786 km (22,236 mi) miles above the equator.
@kylebutler7142 Жыл бұрын
1:38 Look at the red sign in the background "Power might even help you beat your granny". hilariously perfect timing
@kevinabridges2 жыл бұрын
"born to be mild " 😂
@hughchapman53194 жыл бұрын
😂👍🏼
@pas_du_tout3 жыл бұрын
That's my theme song
@Milkman42793 жыл бұрын
Watching this in 2023, this is absolutely marveling
@that_swole_nerd Жыл бұрын
Loving how May tested the solar car on the Top Gear track.
@thedawkturr44816 жыл бұрын
Seriously James you are educating so many people of all ages.. more please.. thanks
@77overland5 жыл бұрын
"Its not a dumb kite this is a smart kite" gotta be one my favorite sentences
@justste7112 жыл бұрын
Jeremy and James are (were) both very enthusiastic about Hydrogen Fuel cells in the past. Shame that batteries/hybrids have taken hold for now as I don't see it as a long term fix myself.
@michaelredford5389 Жыл бұрын
who else noticed that he's on the Top Gear Test track? BBC just saved money this way I guess
@Googaliemoogalie7 жыл бұрын
It's bought and paid for, why would they rent another place when they already have one?
@mrcaboosevg60895 жыл бұрын
You think Jeremy and Richard were watching from the sidelines?
@superswag98615 жыл бұрын
@@superswag9861 they were I saw it XD
@bikelifewill64835 жыл бұрын
@@superswag9861 lol They wee probably recording their own shows at the same time. just on the other side of the field
@armastat5 жыл бұрын
That's your take from all this? Sorry to hear that's awful
@Schmidhead3 жыл бұрын
You could tell how scared James actually was when he glanced over the railing of the solar farms tower.
@CoinsAndCapsaicin5 жыл бұрын
Crazy that he went up to touch the edge of the atmosphere.. I was a firefighter and had the hardest time of getting comfortable with confined spaces and seeing him battle in that space suit, I felt every panic stricken breath.. As well as fear of heights.
@KENNETHCARNIE4 жыл бұрын
@@KENNETHCARNIE Weirdly enough I'm more comfortable at heights if I'm cooped up on a ladder in a shaft, rather than open spaces like the outdoors.
@bobdroidsky2254 жыл бұрын
All the rockety stuff . So good to have a science buff explaining whats what
@robinmabbott73342 жыл бұрын
I love Mr James May
@fauxfox72092 жыл бұрын
Born to be mild 🤣🤣🤣 Takes a James May to say that
@martinTX2 жыл бұрын
Probably the slowest lap around the ex-Top Gear Dunsfold track to date... :P
@twocvbloke7 жыл бұрын
Can I get a side car for my blade
@davidsteedman75624 жыл бұрын
Slowest lap was done by hearse remodeled into an ambulance car. Also done by James Captain Slow May
@vindobonaification2 жыл бұрын
this is amazing, and i love James May so much. this process is unbelievable
@briansmith58952 жыл бұрын
200 years into future and they will be laughing at these videos as we do now when we watch the early attempts to fly.
@Arichtofen5 жыл бұрын
I don't think anyone is laughing at the Wright brothers today
@MM-vs2et4 жыл бұрын
Well, let's hope so.
@jincyquones2 жыл бұрын
@@MM-vs2et But there were other people who did some crazy things. Which is quite funny though. It is on youtube check it out.
@Arichtofen2 жыл бұрын
All humans will be dead in 200 years
@Topper_Harley682 жыл бұрын
I thought he was going to show how much power we get from the sun, by driving it just on moon light.
@Milkman42794 жыл бұрын
The amount of lux on the full moon light is very low.
@zootallure89133 жыл бұрын
@@zootallure8913 yes but my 48 x 250 monokrystallinsk Still produse 278 watt at full moon light Enough to chardge every phone and labtop!!
@kennethschultz64653 жыл бұрын
That’s still the power of the sun.
@christophermanktelow5443 жыл бұрын
It would be fun to see an update of this episode
@EVAmucc55695 жыл бұрын
I love the reference to Fawlty Towers. Anybody else catch it? Anyway, James is a class act. I feel privileged for having been his classmate at comprehensive school. We were in English, French and German classes together and maybe more. It was a long time ago, so my memory may be clouded.
@martinfoster51635 жыл бұрын
Yep i got IT .. I laughed We watch All Fawlty tower's On DR.DK under fiktion .. Halløj på bade hotellet (danish copy past) Greetings From Denmark 🇩 🇰 🇩🇰 🤘 🖖 🇩🇰
@kennethschultz64653 жыл бұрын
Mr May is only too well aware of the fact that some of history's greatest inventions were put together in a shed !
@MegaBoilermaker2 жыл бұрын
I would say most of history's inventions. Where else would they be put together? That is the sot of place where people build things. Science happens in labs, building and inventing happens in sheds. That is the purpose of structures like that, that is why they have big doors and open spaces and tall ceilings, etc.
@justforever962 жыл бұрын
I love the way he says mary-land lol
@420gmr4lyfe3 жыл бұрын
As opposed to marry-land?
@ERROR204.2 жыл бұрын
@@ERROR204. the name of the state is spelled with 1 R so in this context...yes
@420gmr4lyfe2 жыл бұрын
No one gonna talk about how close that car was to the hangar doors at 2:27 ?!?!
@zorbcck4 жыл бұрын
Apparently this show can cure your insomnia
@butterfox74422 жыл бұрын
they always use really good music whenever james may or jeremy clarkson are doing a show of any kind
@alexanderyoung64682 жыл бұрын
That last idea, getting petrol from CO2, H2O and sunlight, tells at least part of the story. It's not just a technological challenge, it's an economical challenge. If something becomes economical, it will be picked up because, sadly, it's all about whether someone can make money from it. That's the reason solar is now beginning to pick up: it has become cheaper because of high demand from countries like Germany, and scaled-up production in China. A different perspective might be the realisation that we are living on this one planet, there is no spare, and we cannot survive without it. We are dependent on our planet in so many ways, so it is basic survival to take care of it.
@starbase2186 жыл бұрын
At some point The CO2 Will be In shortage
@kennethschultz64653 жыл бұрын
Being able to "make money from it" is on a direct function of whether or not it uses more energy than it makes. It's not some nebulous implication of greed... ....and wasn't net energy production the entire point here?
@SuperPhunThyme93 жыл бұрын
I mean if it's not economical, but we force it anyway, how is having a million megawatts of fossil plants running..all just to power a co2+H2o plant that eats up that million MW, just to produce only a half a million...supposed to help anything? Especially the earth man?! That's so wasteful. I can't believe I even have to lay this out for people.
@SuperPhunThyme93 жыл бұрын
@@kennethschultz6465 Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an essential component of photosynthesis (also called carbon assimilation). Photosynthesis is a chemical process that uses light energy to convert CO2 and water into sugars in green plants. These sugars are then used for growth within the plant, through respiration. The difference between the rate of photosynthesis and the rate of respiration is the basis for dry-matter accumulation (growth) in the plant. In greenhouse production the aim of all growers is to increase dry-matter content and economically optimize crop yield. CO2 increases productivity through improved plant growth and vigour. Some ways in which productivity is increased by CO2 include earlier flowering, higher fruit yields, reduced bud abortion in roses, improved stem strength and flower size. Growers should regard CO2 as a nutrient. Most crops show that for any given level of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), increasing the CO2 level to 1,000 ppm will increase the photosynthesis by about 50% over ambient CO2 levels. The level to which the CO2 concentration should be raised depends on the crop, light intensity, temperature, ventilation, stage of the crop growth and the economics of the crop. For most crops the saturation point will be reached at about 1,000-1,300 ppm under ideal circumstances. A lower level (800-1,000 ppm) is recommended for raising seedlings (tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers) as well as for lettuce production. Even lower levels (500-800 ppm) are recommended for African violets and some Gerbera varieties. Increased CO2 levels will shorten the growing period (5%-10%), improve crop quality and yield, as well as, increase leaf size and leaf thickness. The increase in yield of tomato, cucumber and pepper crops is a result of increased numbers and faster flowering per plant.
@stevekenilworth2 жыл бұрын
It isn't just whether "someone can make some money on it", it is that we can't do it if someone is going to have to _spend_ a ton of money on it without any return. Why would they? Government-subsidized $50 a gallon fuel replacement? Why not? then the taxpayers are paying for it. If you want someone to invent a billion dollars into it, then they are going to want their money back and a profit out of it. Even if a government funds it, it will have to be cheap enough to be useful, and the money should be paid back by the people actually using it. Which is effectively the Evil Capitalist System we are using now. there is no such thing as "free lunch". Not sure why you think that is "sad". What, we should use super expensive, inefficient processes because in your mind it is free money and doesn't cost anyone anything as long as it is your money being spent by the government, instead of by yourself?
@justforever962 жыл бұрын
"welcome to the 21st century" says captain slow
@mitchelll78467 жыл бұрын
Slow n steady wins the race
@beemail69835 жыл бұрын
Mr slowly as the Italians sat
@CGM_Raiden5 жыл бұрын
Maybe "Mr.Fast"
@boldlygoingnowhere3664 жыл бұрын
James is actually the most sensible and intelligent of the three
@TheEthalon4 жыл бұрын
@@TheEthalon Which isn't saying much. 😅
@deadflowers70173 жыл бұрын
"How is the snake related to the duck?" would be a great QI question.
@andrineslife7 жыл бұрын
Not since Fry left.
@AymanB7 жыл бұрын
Nice to see they uploaded this with the power of the the sun in the shade.
@iHaveTheDocuments4 жыл бұрын
The glittering, sunny west end, of Guilford. AKA the Top Gear test track.
@martso9288 Жыл бұрын
James is the best. Definitely most likable out of HAMMOOOOOND! and CLARKSOOOOOON!
@oldsmobileman14032 жыл бұрын
I really thought when he said they are "led by Bert"... he was going to follow it up with "and Ernie." :p
@cenewton32216 жыл бұрын
How can you not like this ?!?
@jaredbell94632 жыл бұрын
A tranquil voice.
@kabengwajoseph74638 ай бұрын
RIP Wubbo he was a great man
@jijisniet4 жыл бұрын
"Make helium", do you know how awesome that IS?! It's the greatest byproduct ever. I seriously can't believe It!
@artspectrum24212 жыл бұрын
"...or in Napoleon..." Excellent.
@Climpus5 жыл бұрын
3:27 we all know thats the Top Gear Test Track
@user-acs642 жыл бұрын
Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 - 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterward claimed that Pearse flew and landed a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew.
@Manup2day3 жыл бұрын
My legs were shaking from watching you climbing the tower as well.
@barrycarlisle45113 жыл бұрын
The first thing i heard when i turned on my laptop was James May saying: "Between my legs."
@TheKilman1026 жыл бұрын
The reassuring throb, you mean...
@laurentp895 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Educational without being too condescending. Nicely judged. Luv and Peace.
@ianedmonds91915 жыл бұрын
not The Tower of Power?? lol the Late Frank Zappa could have a claim for copyright there lol. brilliant vid James
@marccampbell312 Жыл бұрын
oh wow he drove by my house and area lanham maryland !!!
@DavidRamirez-zf7zb5 жыл бұрын
2:28 I used to have an herbal vaporizer that I called "the spaceship" that looked almost exactly like this vehicle. Seriously, almost identical. Lol
@Frosty_tha_Snowman Жыл бұрын
@29:00 or there abouts. the trouble with tidal power is that it is NOT a renewable energy resource. Everytime that you use a tidal power plant you slow the Earth's rotation down as you turn the rotational kinetic energy into electricity. This means that the more that you use then, the longer each day will become. They can tell when they are using the Tidal powerplants in France just by measuring the Earth's rotation rate. I admit that it would take all of the world using tidal for a million years or so to increase the length of a day by one hours, but it is still not renewable.
@spacecadet355 жыл бұрын
If we had known about the consequences of fossil-fuel burning at the beginning of the industrial revolution (that in less than 300 years, humans will have precipitated a climate catastrophe and countless premature deaths from respiritory diseases, slaughtered millions of their fellows in pursuit of the control of energy sources - need I go on?), do you not think that we might have settled for a 4% slowing of the earth's rotation in exchange for a clean, sustainable natural environment (thereby, incidentally, giving 4% more time for generating electricity from solar power)?
@andyochocki20202 жыл бұрын
17:30 imagine that dude in the blue jumper waiting your table at a restaurant "so you see this salt here? This is Indian creek salt, and this pepper here? This is pepper from the depths of eternal damnnation itself, somebody without the culinary background like us may miss that"
@John-do4ns Жыл бұрын
51:45 I spent a minute thinking he was the wealthy underwriter to the venture, then I realized it was his name...!
@badad0166 Жыл бұрын
Right in the middle of the group of bikers is Ross Noble. You can tell as is the same jacket he wore while filming his lap of the track on top gear and in the 'behind the scenes' filming with Jeremy while Ross was stood in the background.
@illkaw3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate his visit to the Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor's Center (where the Delta is).
@brianthibaudeau80814 жыл бұрын
In reality, a practical space elevator would have to be closer to 60,000 miles, but kudos for shedding light upon a not often thought of concept. And nuclear fusion! Awesome!
@CockatooDude7 жыл бұрын
It doesn't need to be that long. You can use a huge counterweight, like an asteroid, just above geostationary orbit.
@stensoft7 жыл бұрын
Jan Sten Adámek Yeah but, but, if it's high enough, there will be a point where if you throw something off of the cable it will be going at escape velocity, even fast enough to exit the solar system. Which would make sending probes to mars and other planets a lot easier.
@CockatooDude7 жыл бұрын
Perfect. Mr.slows voice. good nigth. im really going to sleep its 12 in the evening
@Robo343 жыл бұрын
James May spoils the plot of Ace Combat 7, colourised, circa 2008
@analdevastation10882 жыл бұрын
The elevator is the easy part. The hard part of a space elevator is a rope that's light enough but with a large enough tensile strength that it can be 22,000 miles long without snapping under its own weight. Carbon nanofibers are the only hope I've heard of but only tiny amounts of them have been produced. There's also no mention of possible controlled fusion.
@steve257827 жыл бұрын
Biggest issue about the space elevator for me is that you need something to tie that rope to. A satellite orbiting the earth on a geostationary orbit yes, but when you pull the rope, the satellite's going to come down. So it's going to need thrust to keep itself on the orbit and for that you need lots of energy. I guess solar would be obvious but I don't think you could support much weight with that. Possibly not even the weight of the rope. The problem is that lifting mass to space always requires a certain amount of energy. A solar-powered winch is not hard to make but it is nothing without a rope tied to something that's not going to come down when you pull the rope. Essentially you would need to be able to make a solar powered rocket capable of making it into space by itself to power the space elevator thing purely on solar power.
@pietsu6 жыл бұрын
Anyone have an update on the tidal turbine?
@headmondronary2127 Жыл бұрын
"How is the snake related to the duck?" favorite scientific question.
@leavethisemptier7 жыл бұрын
both lay eggs
@eddjordan23997 жыл бұрын
Aunt Buffy
@blacquesjacques72397 жыл бұрын
all of these various ways: coal, gas, water, nuclear, solar, just to generate steam to spin a turbine. when will we actually develop a new way of generating power instead of new ways to generate steam?
@thewen2 жыл бұрын
Can I show this to the United Nation? They appeared to be lack of energy within the grasp. I loved the idea of tidal/wave energy, seems far more promising than ever.
@sr.salmanr.r.68096 жыл бұрын
I give it 10 years until someone realises they can stick another mirror on top of the tower and make a horrific area exclusion weapon.
@boiledelephant4 жыл бұрын
Powering a solar car with lights powered by two gas-powered generators.. genius!
@heshwuan4 жыл бұрын
heshwuan wasn’t gas was petrol or diesel cars have bonnets and bumpers not hoods and fenders buildings have lifts not Elevators
@barrytipton11794 жыл бұрын
@@barrytipton1179 Gas is short for gasoline, and in his country it probably is hoods, fenders and elevators.
@Rob-jh3eo4 жыл бұрын
Robert Letch I do know I am joking with our America friends.... we do get enough of USA TV
@barrytipton11794 жыл бұрын
I can't tell if you're joking or not... the point was to show the car working and to be the first solar car running at nighttime
@therealvbw2 жыл бұрын
a few years back I was flying over the Flinders Ranges (Australia) when the geiger counter went wild. The geologist said "see that hill below?.. there's enough uranium in there to power the entire planet for 2,000 years on current technology.. and there are many such hills". And that my friends is where we are headed to be realistic
@EdwinHenryBlachford7 жыл бұрын
the Geiger counter is quite easy to go wires, even a banana may trigger it, so the Geiger counter would certainly detect the radioactivity from uranium, even raw one
@jamespatrick69397 жыл бұрын
You can also use uranium from sea water which is more expensive but good for some 20000 years.
@Tomasmoravia7 жыл бұрын
Not if you have a digital one and only measure gamma-radiation.
@arnaudmeert15276 жыл бұрын
Agreed, agreed completely. There's just one thing that really bothers me, the places we choose to build power plants. Nuclear plants should not be built within 100 miles of the coast, or a fault, its putting them at unnecessary risk, and power lines can transport the energy to where its needed.
@theoriginalt-paine37766 жыл бұрын
The Original T-Paine But don't they build them near coasts to help keep them cool with the water supply? I could be wrong :D
@CledClassics6 жыл бұрын
I like it that they do the first segment (solar powered car) on the Dunsfold Aerodrome.
@grdprojekt2 ай бұрын
....”lets start by looking into the sun” 👌🙈🤫
@bidenhatesamerica4 жыл бұрын
exactly @21:00 thats when i knew i had to smash that like button. god i love james may.
@wavegodsco5573 жыл бұрын
5:04 the first Gas-Powered Solar car is just mind-boggling.
@theredacted38052 жыл бұрын
Wow. The space elevator sparked recall from 1978 or 79. Starting out in med field as an RT aide in a midwest hospital. For some forgotton reason I once visited one of the RTs at his modest home, a total mad scientist but "hampered" by a young family, job and real life. Built a working proto of the bimetallic sphere-in-twisting-mag-field model device and blew me away. Had some power feedback thingie that made it self-sustaining after triggering. Was going to revolutionize the world and I was half-convinced I'd have a "Yeah, I MET Einstein" type story. Guess not but appreciate the recall and ... HOLY WTF, I remember his name. GOOGLE!
@mvtv-montanavigilantetv5976 Жыл бұрын
55:15 that's a potential WMD right there
@lt_darkseekerantique39114 жыл бұрын
Nuclear power will always be the cleanest and most efficient way of producing energy.
@DavidVoxDem4 жыл бұрын
The watts generator is so far the best wave generating system...
@openbabel3 жыл бұрын
Fusion energy at this time is less then 3% efficient. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), itself at the theoretical highest efficiency will only be 60%. It will take a bit more research and time to improve on this. It is fascinating though.
@margretfortune15244 жыл бұрын
I love this video
@maybelive7654 жыл бұрын
The Mind of James May: Use 101 Dalmatians song in a Futuristic Documentary. 26:00
@WhiteKestrell7 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Helios One
@Thoran6666 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this comment. "But the mirrors outside aren't aimed right, so we're running at one percent efficiency. And I guess that just isn't good enough for some assholes."
@TomTheSaintsGuy6 жыл бұрын
James, George Hamilton uses that helio tower as a tanning bed
@jeffyates4813 Жыл бұрын
Now that is Entertaining, thank you James !
@glamabasic1426 жыл бұрын
yeeeee about solving energy problem in future ......
@michalcerny16912 жыл бұрын
the biggest flintstone man found so far
@reactional997 ай бұрын
If you could harness and store the total energy of a heavy rain storm, you would have enough power to create baby
@dannymckenzie83293 жыл бұрын
MW players can see james is on the set of a warzone
@itzJeyz3 жыл бұрын
The heliostats produce enough power for a small town. Too bad they take up about as much space as a small town. In terms of watts generated per surface area (m²), those things are pretty inefficient. A big power plant isn't as clean, but it can produce power in the megawatt range while taking up about as much space. Solar panels on the other hand can be installed on otherwise unused roofs and generate power right where its needed, reducing the need for centralized power grids.
@Corristo897 жыл бұрын
All solar energy requires a large surface area. Is there a place where the houses don't have a need for the centralized power grid?
@dougmc6665 жыл бұрын
@oyinbo peppe I know this old comments, but remember when he said they make steam? You need water first
@michaelf.24494 жыл бұрын
imagine that we now have bicycles that run on electricity and full blown motorcycles to.
@rampage33374 жыл бұрын
And they are awful
@Liamthewaldo3 жыл бұрын
The only way to properly and truly harnessed the wind it's to go up where the wind always blows the jet streams but how exactly do you build a power plant that high above the surface of the earth?
@matthewhill16173 жыл бұрын
DEAR Sir!! IT is commenly known That App 300m Up wind change direktion!! So What happends with wind flow In you put 350m windturbine Up??? Somthing get disrupted !! Like the jet stream !! Will get mixed and disrupted By turbulent air This is quit logic!!
@kennethschultz64653 жыл бұрын
He go to Holland to check windmills.....and the windmills are Danish🤣🤣
@Stigsens14 жыл бұрын
Why is this under the category "gaming"?
@iiitsRachel7 жыл бұрын
because this is next level
@jeremydipilato14287 жыл бұрын
Coz the world got totally MAD!
@schwanzelstock10717 жыл бұрын
Jeremy DiPilato best answer ever
@mz_emmett90237 жыл бұрын
views.
@TheTrooper1156 жыл бұрын
You got played? I'll show myself out.
@benzchannel735 жыл бұрын
8:40 11 megawatts will power 6000 homes at 1833w or enough to run one medium size microwave oven (typical 65% efficiency) and possibly 1-2 lights but only when the *sun is bright* - LMAO Nuclear power has always been the answer and still is, but not when the building of those facilities is won by the *lowest bidder!*
@SLAMTRON4 жыл бұрын
Love James May shows, the remark about councils running street lights full power made me think he really hates owls... The constant hooting would drive you insane
@TheIndulged13 жыл бұрын
Wellcome James.
@tyronewhitehead31232 жыл бұрын
Yea, I'd say using 2-4 tethers. Prefer 4 would b best. However with a solid connection on a end that is in motion creates a lot of red flags. Be using up quite a bit of fuel or solar energy to keep it taught. Yes it's up in no gravity but while connected that something that is will create tension 2 the station.
@s.o.s.exploration24124 жыл бұрын
It took me 24 minutes to realise this wasn't Top Gear.
@shanejones35994 жыл бұрын
Shane Jones how can you be that stupid?
@charliewiltshire72264 жыл бұрын
Shane Jones respect
@kregadeth55624 жыл бұрын
Those "space elevator" guys really knew how to sound like tinkering idiots. They're working on the relatively easy stuff. Show me the material that can take all the mass of itself, the counterweight and the payload (and don't forget weathering effects). We can worry about skateboard bearings later on...
@SiskinOnUTube7 жыл бұрын
Came here to say this. Also, brags about the amount of education needed to use premade bearings
@Flimzes7 жыл бұрын
+Flimzes lol u can't be serious... Did you not figure out he was being sarcastic?
@AymanB7 жыл бұрын
Ayman B. What makes you think he's being sarcastic?
@Flimzes7 жыл бұрын
you guys dont humor very well
@firecrow79737 жыл бұрын
"I am very smart"
@rgi95096 жыл бұрын
James May: "Can we make the Americans look stupid?" America: "I gotchu fam"
This man has had so many shows and all of them are amazingly enjoyable, stop hiding him from us!
Get amazon prime there all on there
Seeing James May look so young makes me feel very old.... I know I'm only 25, but every day I'm older than I've ever been, and have less life left than ever before.
I'm 60 and Ill trade you for your 25 and feeling old 😉
@@geoffkburton lol well... I might take you up on that... assuming you're a millionaire, and that I'll also be receiving that in this deal 😂
So profound lol
I'm 47 going on 18, the key is to die young as late as possible.
SAAAAAME ! I miss so much the early 2000's era...
Perhaps it would be a nice idea for James to revisit this topic around ten years on and see how far we've come in relation to the concepts shown here throughout the 2010s.
A great idea though might i suggest a shorter interval. also the guy flying the kites did not mention that you have to pull up the weight of the wire and subtract this from the total!
I was thinking the same thing. It'd be really cool to see him do a modern version of this episode. Even if it were only a 15 minute long KZhead video, I'd enjoy seeing how far technology has come put into perspective by James May.
This Programme Is From 2000s
@@S500- Like saying May is under fifty feet. It's from 2008.
The Nuclear Fusion reaction has recently been in the news, they finally discovered how to make a reaction last, rather than dying after a few seconds.
I love how James May wears that same shirt on so many shows.
I love your smile
Why ?
I have the same one, incidentally purchased in the 20th century....
Tony E “from a fashion perspective” lmao what the fuck I’m pretty sure it’s just something you notice
@@AHC63AMG creeeep
I love how May tells to scientists he doesn't like their ideas but behind their backs he explains why he believes their theories.
I am pretty sure if i had James May as a science teacher i would have got a better grade because he actually makes learning enjoyable!
I love James, as a fan and so, but I believe that as a teacher he would be quite boring XD and not open to negotiations XD
I agree! James would be a fantastic teacher! So would Michael out of Vsauce
You don't get five weeks and 137 takes to get your lesson "just so" in school...
enjoyable but incorrect
bet if may was your teacher then ... you would have hate him as a schoolar. it's not james may, it is your advanced age.
I love James May's shows outside of Top Gear/GT. Always very informative and hopeful.
As a wine drinker, I loved his France/California/British Wine programmes. Very entertaining and showed his humorous nature.
watching this in 2022, the man was almost spot on. Amazing.
I watched this way back in 2008 and stumbled upon it again. It is just as interesting today as it was, the first time I watched it. Nostalgia hit hard.
17:08 - The most discouraging "What's this?" I have ever heard! Cracked me up so much
I mean, it's just a high school student project making that thing out of some spare/junk parts, honestly surprising that they presented that thing to show their 'expertise'...
Lol true
The way those guys talk to him is so cringy too lol.
I like how out of the space elevator concept they act as if the most difficult thing was the design of the carriage. Once we get the carriage perfected, we will worry about incidentals like how to get the anchor into geosynchrous orbit, how to build a super strong, super-light, unbreakable cable 200,000 miles long and send it into space, small things like that. No doubt it will all work itself out, right?
If you told people 150 years ago that one day they would be able to fly through the sky at 500+mph they'd have laughed. Pretty similar thing here.
@@BaldHeadedManc yeah, material science is an area that receives a huge amount of research and attention, its not going to "work itself out" its going to be figured out by the millions of scientist whos job it is to literally work it out
I didn't hear them mention what the "most difficult" part was at any point. At the start of their segment they very nerd-ily replied to James' rhetorical statement about how simple the device was by basically explaining that they have degrees in astrophysics, but without actually saying so (probably because James wanted to reveal that at the end of the segment himself). They were then simply excited and pleased when their machine did what it was supposed to do on the first try (not something that usually happens, even when testing a simple scaled down prototype of a project). At no point did they say that what was shown was all it would take to win the competition, or for their idea to work. You gotta remember, all of those men have basically worked for NASA for over a decade, they aren't stupid. I live in Maryland probably around where I believe that segment was filmed because James said they all worked for aerospace contractors with NASA, and they are at least 3 around here. My dad has spent his entire adult life working for aerospace companies here that always have a contract for something or or other with NASA, so they are basically no different from the direct NASA employees. My dad started out working for Raytheon, but after a few years switched over to SSAI. You have to have a Masters Degree in your field (usually Astrophysics) in order to work for those kinds of companies, and if you have worked at one for more than a decade, you clearly know your stuff and probably either have a PhD, or are smart enough to get one.
200000 miles? Geosynchronous orbit is achieved at 35,786 km (22,236 mi) miles above the equator.
1:38 Look at the red sign in the background "Power might even help you beat your granny". hilariously perfect timing
"born to be mild " 😂
😂👍🏼
That's my theme song
Watching this in 2023, this is absolutely marveling
Loving how May tested the solar car on the Top Gear track.
Seriously James you are educating so many people of all ages.. more please.. thanks
"Its not a dumb kite this is a smart kite" gotta be one my favorite sentences
Jeremy and James are (were) both very enthusiastic about Hydrogen Fuel cells in the past. Shame that batteries/hybrids have taken hold for now as I don't see it as a long term fix myself.
who else noticed that he's on the Top Gear Test track? BBC just saved money this way I guess
It's bought and paid for, why would they rent another place when they already have one?
You think Jeremy and Richard were watching from the sidelines?
@@superswag9861 they were I saw it XD
@@superswag9861 lol They wee probably recording their own shows at the same time. just on the other side of the field
That's your take from all this? Sorry to hear that's awful
You could tell how scared James actually was when he glanced over the railing of the solar farms tower.
Crazy that he went up to touch the edge of the atmosphere.. I was a firefighter and had the hardest time of getting comfortable with confined spaces and seeing him battle in that space suit, I felt every panic stricken breath.. As well as fear of heights.
@@KENNETHCARNIE Weirdly enough I'm more comfortable at heights if I'm cooped up on a ladder in a shaft, rather than open spaces like the outdoors.
All the rockety stuff . So good to have a science buff explaining whats what
I love Mr James May
Born to be mild 🤣🤣🤣 Takes a James May to say that
Probably the slowest lap around the ex-Top Gear Dunsfold track to date... :P
Can I get a side car for my blade
Slowest lap was done by hearse remodeled into an ambulance car. Also done by James Captain Slow May
this is amazing, and i love James May so much. this process is unbelievable
200 years into future and they will be laughing at these videos as we do now when we watch the early attempts to fly.
I don't think anyone is laughing at the Wright brothers today
Well, let's hope so.
@@MM-vs2et But there were other people who did some crazy things. Which is quite funny though. It is on youtube check it out.
All humans will be dead in 200 years
I thought he was going to show how much power we get from the sun, by driving it just on moon light.
The amount of lux on the full moon light is very low.
@@zootallure8913 yes but my 48 x 250 monokrystallinsk Still produse 278 watt at full moon light Enough to chardge every phone and labtop!!
That’s still the power of the sun.
It would be fun to see an update of this episode
I love the reference to Fawlty Towers. Anybody else catch it? Anyway, James is a class act. I feel privileged for having been his classmate at comprehensive school. We were in English, French and German classes together and maybe more. It was a long time ago, so my memory may be clouded.
Yep i got IT .. I laughed We watch All Fawlty tower's On DR.DK under fiktion .. Halløj på bade hotellet (danish copy past) Greetings From Denmark 🇩 🇰 🇩🇰 🤘 🖖 🇩🇰
Mr May is only too well aware of the fact that some of history's greatest inventions were put together in a shed !
I would say most of history's inventions. Where else would they be put together? That is the sot of place where people build things. Science happens in labs, building and inventing happens in sheds. That is the purpose of structures like that, that is why they have big doors and open spaces and tall ceilings, etc.
I love the way he says mary-land lol
As opposed to marry-land?
@@ERROR204. the name of the state is spelled with 1 R so in this context...yes
No one gonna talk about how close that car was to the hangar doors at 2:27 ?!?!
Apparently this show can cure your insomnia
they always use really good music whenever james may or jeremy clarkson are doing a show of any kind
That last idea, getting petrol from CO2, H2O and sunlight, tells at least part of the story. It's not just a technological challenge, it's an economical challenge. If something becomes economical, it will be picked up because, sadly, it's all about whether someone can make money from it. That's the reason solar is now beginning to pick up: it has become cheaper because of high demand from countries like Germany, and scaled-up production in China. A different perspective might be the realisation that we are living on this one planet, there is no spare, and we cannot survive without it. We are dependent on our planet in so many ways, so it is basic survival to take care of it.
At some point The CO2 Will be In shortage
Being able to "make money from it" is on a direct function of whether or not it uses more energy than it makes. It's not some nebulous implication of greed... ....and wasn't net energy production the entire point here?
I mean if it's not economical, but we force it anyway, how is having a million megawatts of fossil plants running..all just to power a co2+H2o plant that eats up that million MW, just to produce only a half a million...supposed to help anything? Especially the earth man?! That's so wasteful. I can't believe I even have to lay this out for people.
@@kennethschultz6465 Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an essential component of photosynthesis (also called carbon assimilation). Photosynthesis is a chemical process that uses light energy to convert CO2 and water into sugars in green plants. These sugars are then used for growth within the plant, through respiration. The difference between the rate of photosynthesis and the rate of respiration is the basis for dry-matter accumulation (growth) in the plant. In greenhouse production the aim of all growers is to increase dry-matter content and economically optimize crop yield. CO2 increases productivity through improved plant growth and vigour. Some ways in which productivity is increased by CO2 include earlier flowering, higher fruit yields, reduced bud abortion in roses, improved stem strength and flower size. Growers should regard CO2 as a nutrient. Most crops show that for any given level of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), increasing the CO2 level to 1,000 ppm will increase the photosynthesis by about 50% over ambient CO2 levels. The level to which the CO2 concentration should be raised depends on the crop, light intensity, temperature, ventilation, stage of the crop growth and the economics of the crop. For most crops the saturation point will be reached at about 1,000-1,300 ppm under ideal circumstances. A lower level (800-1,000 ppm) is recommended for raising seedlings (tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers) as well as for lettuce production. Even lower levels (500-800 ppm) are recommended for African violets and some Gerbera varieties. Increased CO2 levels will shorten the growing period (5%-10%), improve crop quality and yield, as well as, increase leaf size and leaf thickness. The increase in yield of tomato, cucumber and pepper crops is a result of increased numbers and faster flowering per plant.
It isn't just whether "someone can make some money on it", it is that we can't do it if someone is going to have to _spend_ a ton of money on it without any return. Why would they? Government-subsidized $50 a gallon fuel replacement? Why not? then the taxpayers are paying for it. If you want someone to invent a billion dollars into it, then they are going to want their money back and a profit out of it. Even if a government funds it, it will have to be cheap enough to be useful, and the money should be paid back by the people actually using it. Which is effectively the Evil Capitalist System we are using now. there is no such thing as "free lunch". Not sure why you think that is "sad". What, we should use super expensive, inefficient processes because in your mind it is free money and doesn't cost anyone anything as long as it is your money being spent by the government, instead of by yourself?
"welcome to the 21st century" says captain slow
Slow n steady wins the race
Mr slowly as the Italians sat
Maybe "Mr.Fast"
James is actually the most sensible and intelligent of the three
@@TheEthalon Which isn't saying much. 😅
"How is the snake related to the duck?" would be a great QI question.
Not since Fry left.
Nice to see they uploaded this with the power of the the sun in the shade.
The glittering, sunny west end, of Guilford. AKA the Top Gear test track.
James is the best. Definitely most likable out of HAMMOOOOOND! and CLARKSOOOOOON!
I really thought when he said they are "led by Bert"... he was going to follow it up with "and Ernie." :p
How can you not like this ?!?
A tranquil voice.
RIP Wubbo he was a great man
"Make helium", do you know how awesome that IS?! It's the greatest byproduct ever. I seriously can't believe It!
"...or in Napoleon..." Excellent.
3:27 we all know thats the Top Gear Test Track
Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 - 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterward claimed that Pearse flew and landed a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew.
My legs were shaking from watching you climbing the tower as well.
The first thing i heard when i turned on my laptop was James May saying: "Between my legs."
The reassuring throb, you mean...
Excellent video. Educational without being too condescending. Nicely judged. Luv and Peace.
not The Tower of Power?? lol the Late Frank Zappa could have a claim for copyright there lol. brilliant vid James
oh wow he drove by my house and area lanham maryland !!!
2:28 I used to have an herbal vaporizer that I called "the spaceship" that looked almost exactly like this vehicle. Seriously, almost identical. Lol
@29:00 or there abouts. the trouble with tidal power is that it is NOT a renewable energy resource. Everytime that you use a tidal power plant you slow the Earth's rotation down as you turn the rotational kinetic energy into electricity. This means that the more that you use then, the longer each day will become. They can tell when they are using the Tidal powerplants in France just by measuring the Earth's rotation rate. I admit that it would take all of the world using tidal for a million years or so to increase the length of a day by one hours, but it is still not renewable.
If we had known about the consequences of fossil-fuel burning at the beginning of the industrial revolution (that in less than 300 years, humans will have precipitated a climate catastrophe and countless premature deaths from respiritory diseases, slaughtered millions of their fellows in pursuit of the control of energy sources - need I go on?), do you not think that we might have settled for a 4% slowing of the earth's rotation in exchange for a clean, sustainable natural environment (thereby, incidentally, giving 4% more time for generating electricity from solar power)?
17:30 imagine that dude in the blue jumper waiting your table at a restaurant "so you see this salt here? This is Indian creek salt, and this pepper here? This is pepper from the depths of eternal damnnation itself, somebody without the culinary background like us may miss that"
51:45 I spent a minute thinking he was the wealthy underwriter to the venture, then I realized it was his name...!
Right in the middle of the group of bikers is Ross Noble. You can tell as is the same jacket he wore while filming his lap of the track on top gear and in the 'behind the scenes' filming with Jeremy while Ross was stood in the background.
I appreciate his visit to the Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor's Center (where the Delta is).
In reality, a practical space elevator would have to be closer to 60,000 miles, but kudos for shedding light upon a not often thought of concept. And nuclear fusion! Awesome!
It doesn't need to be that long. You can use a huge counterweight, like an asteroid, just above geostationary orbit.
Jan Sten Adámek Yeah but, but, if it's high enough, there will be a point where if you throw something off of the cable it will be going at escape velocity, even fast enough to exit the solar system. Which would make sending probes to mars and other planets a lot easier.
Perfect. Mr.slows voice. good nigth. im really going to sleep its 12 in the evening
James May spoils the plot of Ace Combat 7, colourised, circa 2008
The elevator is the easy part. The hard part of a space elevator is a rope that's light enough but with a large enough tensile strength that it can be 22,000 miles long without snapping under its own weight. Carbon nanofibers are the only hope I've heard of but only tiny amounts of them have been produced. There's also no mention of possible controlled fusion.
Biggest issue about the space elevator for me is that you need something to tie that rope to. A satellite orbiting the earth on a geostationary orbit yes, but when you pull the rope, the satellite's going to come down. So it's going to need thrust to keep itself on the orbit and for that you need lots of energy. I guess solar would be obvious but I don't think you could support much weight with that. Possibly not even the weight of the rope. The problem is that lifting mass to space always requires a certain amount of energy. A solar-powered winch is not hard to make but it is nothing without a rope tied to something that's not going to come down when you pull the rope. Essentially you would need to be able to make a solar powered rocket capable of making it into space by itself to power the space elevator thing purely on solar power.
Anyone have an update on the tidal turbine?
"How is the snake related to the duck?" favorite scientific question.
both lay eggs
Aunt Buffy
all of these various ways: coal, gas, water, nuclear, solar, just to generate steam to spin a turbine. when will we actually develop a new way of generating power instead of new ways to generate steam?
Can I show this to the United Nation? They appeared to be lack of energy within the grasp. I loved the idea of tidal/wave energy, seems far more promising than ever.
I give it 10 years until someone realises they can stick another mirror on top of the tower and make a horrific area exclusion weapon.
Powering a solar car with lights powered by two gas-powered generators.. genius!
heshwuan wasn’t gas was petrol or diesel cars have bonnets and bumpers not hoods and fenders buildings have lifts not Elevators
@@barrytipton1179 Gas is short for gasoline, and in his country it probably is hoods, fenders and elevators.
Robert Letch I do know I am joking with our America friends.... we do get enough of USA TV
I can't tell if you're joking or not... the point was to show the car working and to be the first solar car running at nighttime
a few years back I was flying over the Flinders Ranges (Australia) when the geiger counter went wild. The geologist said "see that hill below?.. there's enough uranium in there to power the entire planet for 2,000 years on current technology.. and there are many such hills". And that my friends is where we are headed to be realistic
the Geiger counter is quite easy to go wires, even a banana may trigger it, so the Geiger counter would certainly detect the radioactivity from uranium, even raw one
You can also use uranium from sea water which is more expensive but good for some 20000 years.
Not if you have a digital one and only measure gamma-radiation.
Agreed, agreed completely. There's just one thing that really bothers me, the places we choose to build power plants. Nuclear plants should not be built within 100 miles of the coast, or a fault, its putting them at unnecessary risk, and power lines can transport the energy to where its needed.
The Original T-Paine But don't they build them near coasts to help keep them cool with the water supply? I could be wrong :D
I like it that they do the first segment (solar powered car) on the Dunsfold Aerodrome.
....”lets start by looking into the sun” 👌🙈🤫
exactly @21:00 thats when i knew i had to smash that like button. god i love james may.
5:04 the first Gas-Powered Solar car is just mind-boggling.
Wow. The space elevator sparked recall from 1978 or 79. Starting out in med field as an RT aide in a midwest hospital. For some forgotton reason I once visited one of the RTs at his modest home, a total mad scientist but "hampered" by a young family, job and real life. Built a working proto of the bimetallic sphere-in-twisting-mag-field model device and blew me away. Had some power feedback thingie that made it self-sustaining after triggering. Was going to revolutionize the world and I was half-convinced I'd have a "Yeah, I MET Einstein" type story. Guess not but appreciate the recall and ... HOLY WTF, I remember his name. GOOGLE!
55:15 that's a potential WMD right there
Nuclear power will always be the cleanest and most efficient way of producing energy.
The watts generator is so far the best wave generating system...
Fusion energy at this time is less then 3% efficient. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), itself at the theoretical highest efficiency will only be 60%. It will take a bit more research and time to improve on this. It is fascinating though.
I love this video
The Mind of James May: Use 101 Dalmatians song in a Futuristic Documentary. 26:00
Welcome to Helios One
I was waiting for this comment. "But the mirrors outside aren't aimed right, so we're running at one percent efficiency. And I guess that just isn't good enough for some assholes."
James, George Hamilton uses that helio tower as a tanning bed
Now that is Entertaining, thank you James !
yeeeee about solving energy problem in future ......
the biggest flintstone man found so far
If you could harness and store the total energy of a heavy rain storm, you would have enough power to create baby
MW players can see james is on the set of a warzone
The heliostats produce enough power for a small town. Too bad they take up about as much space as a small town. In terms of watts generated per surface area (m²), those things are pretty inefficient. A big power plant isn't as clean, but it can produce power in the megawatt range while taking up about as much space. Solar panels on the other hand can be installed on otherwise unused roofs and generate power right where its needed, reducing the need for centralized power grids.
All solar energy requires a large surface area. Is there a place where the houses don't have a need for the centralized power grid?
@oyinbo peppe I know this old comments, but remember when he said they make steam? You need water first
imagine that we now have bicycles that run on electricity and full blown motorcycles to.
And they are awful
The only way to properly and truly harnessed the wind it's to go up where the wind always blows the jet streams but how exactly do you build a power plant that high above the surface of the earth?
DEAR Sir!! IT is commenly known That App 300m Up wind change direktion!! So What happends with wind flow In you put 350m windturbine Up??? Somthing get disrupted !! Like the jet stream !! Will get mixed and disrupted By turbulent air This is quit logic!!
He go to Holland to check windmills.....and the windmills are Danish🤣🤣
Why is this under the category "gaming"?
because this is next level
Coz the world got totally MAD!
Jeremy DiPilato best answer ever
views.
You got played? I'll show myself out.
8:40 11 megawatts will power 6000 homes at 1833w or enough to run one medium size microwave oven (typical 65% efficiency) and possibly 1-2 lights but only when the *sun is bright* - LMAO Nuclear power has always been the answer and still is, but not when the building of those facilities is won by the *lowest bidder!*
Love James May shows, the remark about councils running street lights full power made me think he really hates owls... The constant hooting would drive you insane
Wellcome James.
Yea, I'd say using 2-4 tethers. Prefer 4 would b best. However with a solid connection on a end that is in motion creates a lot of red flags. Be using up quite a bit of fuel or solar energy to keep it taught. Yes it's up in no gravity but while connected that something that is will create tension 2 the station.
It took me 24 minutes to realise this wasn't Top Gear.
Shane Jones how can you be that stupid?
Shane Jones respect
Those "space elevator" guys really knew how to sound like tinkering idiots. They're working on the relatively easy stuff. Show me the material that can take all the mass of itself, the counterweight and the payload (and don't forget weathering effects). We can worry about skateboard bearings later on...
Came here to say this. Also, brags about the amount of education needed to use premade bearings
+Flimzes lol u can't be serious... Did you not figure out he was being sarcastic?
Ayman B. What makes you think he's being sarcastic?
you guys dont humor very well
"I am very smart"
James May: "Can we make the Americans look stupid?" America: "I gotchu fam"