Nathan Stubblefield Earth battery/Self Generating Induction Coil Replications

[ian middleton]

G'Day all,

@ RStiffler:  Of course I won't argue with you about putting rods into the ground to get the worms out.
I used to own a 4 acre worm farm running 100 meter long by 3 meter wide piles of manure. Instead of rods we used chicken wire as the electrodes. That way, 30 minutes or so, most of the worms would collect on one side of the line. Yes it made collecting them easy.

A gradient is a slope, a change in a value over time or distance. Between the top of the slope and the bottom of the slope is the potential. This may be voltage, current, pressure or temperature just to name a few.

The gradient in the ground is so slight that a potential  may not even register with the worms. By putting rods in the ground you are artificially creating a steeper gradient and therefore a greater potential over a small area. Then I agree the worms would feel it.

If a linesman is electrically connected to the powerline there is no gradient, he won't notice a thing.

Thanks   Ian

[DrStiffler]

G'Day all,

@ RStiffler:  Of course I won't argue with you about putting rods into the ground to get the worms out.
I used to own a 4 acre worm farm running 100 meter long by 3 meter wide piles of manure. Instead of rods we used chicken wire as the electrodes. That way, 30 minutes or so, most of the worms would collect on one side of the line. Yes it made collecting them easy.

A gradient is a slope, a change in a value over time or distance. Between the top of the slope and the bottom of the slope is the potential. This may be voltage, current, pressure or temperature just to name a few.

The gradient in the ground is so slight that a potential  may not even register with the worms. By putting rods in the ground you are artificially creating a steeper gradient and therefore a greater potential over a small area. Then I agree the worms would feel it.

If a linesman is electrically connected to the powerline there is no gradient, he won't notice a thing.

Thanks   Ian

Great, we have an understanding, except, are you a HV Lineman or have you been? In other words you never experienced a coronal discharge into something as simple as the moisture laden air? Okay in the desert that would not be the case. Guess my imagination got to me in my early years.....

Okay thanks for the reply.

[jeanna]

i think youll find i have a little knowledge about a lotta stuff  but not enough to work with 

ya know, Arctic Knight, what I think is the most important thing is willingness to learn - not knowledge.

You clearly have willingness indeed excitement to learn. I appreciate that; and I think most of the folks in this thread do too. because with willingness to learn you can learn it all (so to speak). It is when you think you already know something that you close the door on more.

I particularly like this thread (this forum) because people are here to experiment with and find out stuff they didn't already know. It is why it is so alive.

just my 2c

jeanna 

[ian middleton]

Hi all,

@ RStiffler:  Yes, I once had the pleasure of receiving a 60,000 volt zap. All my own fault. (in 1972)
But I seem to remember it was a pretty purple coloured coronal discharge. Also I found out that PAIN HURTS. LOL.  But that's what you do as an apprentice..... isn't it?


Anyway no harm done......    lets get back on topic.


Ian

[Freezer]

It is when you think you already know something that you close the door on more.

I think no one person can know it all, and I agree, if you think you have everything figured out, you are only deluding yourself.  Reminds me of one of my teachers in college.  This guy knew how to use every single program I could think of,  even worked on building some of the programs we used, worked in engineering, and nano-technology, and the guy was always wanting to know more.  He would even learn ideas from the students.  You would think this guy would act like a know it all, but funny thing is, you couldn't tell him from the students.