Re: Using the Earth as a battery
From: Sam Wormley (swormley1_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 01/10/05
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:52:13 GMT
Hindian wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 19:32:52 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com>
> wrote:
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>>Hindian wrote:
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>>>Since the earth stores billions of electrons, is there any way the
>>>earth could be used as a usable battery?
>>
>> How many electrons do you think there are in a grain of sand?
>> What's your definition of battery?
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> I'm sure there are many. But I'm talking about free electons. As in
> electrons not bound to atoms. When lightning discharges to ground,
> where do all the electrons go.
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> Does not the earth carry a charge of some sort, why can't we use this
> charge?
The Earth is electrically neutral.... remove electrons from atom (as
in a thunder cloud) and they jump back (as in lightning). The energy to
drive thunderstorms come from the sun.
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