ITT: We share stupid technological ideas that we've come up with.
Other people will then explain why your idea is stupid.
I'll start.
>find area of ground that's above sea level and surrounded by higher ground >pump in a shitload of water >build aqueducts at the minimum slope to an area with lower ground, and turbines at the end of the aqueduct >when solar and wind are producing more energy than the grid is consuming, use the power to pump more water from the ocean or nearby rivers up into the basin >when the grid is consuming more energy than wind and solar are producing, drain water from the basin into turbines to generate more electricity >in effect, turn geological features into giant batteries, without needing to shell out for anything other than piping and machinery
>describes tech that already exists >passes it off as his idea
Jeremiah Campbell
That kickstarter that kept getting spammed here a couple of years back, its was supposedly using Tesla's lost technology to deliver wireless energy. Needless to say it stopped being spammed about the same time they did the large scale demonstration. >The skeptical Veeky Forumsentist wins again.
Jayden Cooper
>google it >people are using artificial reservoirs instead of natural geological formations or existing dams
I knew this existed, but I was specifically thinking of using natural geological formations instead of reservoirs so that it could be done on a massive scale with less construction costs.
Kevin Morales
Probably difficulty of finding a natural formation that fits the bill, that's in a useful location.
Ryder Martin
Build a massive pipe straight down to the bottom of the Mariana trench. Suck all the water out of it, put a floating platform in the bottom. Set a space ship on the platform. Flood the pipe from the bottom with the water from outside in an instant. Platform and ship shoot to the top and the ship flies into space. Only remove water from pipe when you want to go to space.
Isaiah Thompson
fitemuh
Christopher Bell
>Fill a giant sphere with dirt,water,earthworms, algie, fruit seeds,veggie seeds, other essentials for processes essential to earth's basic habitable functions. > Create helium filled containers under sphere to lower weight of said sphere. >Have enough helium undersphere to make relatively lighter than air. >Attach to ground and weight for all processes to become earth like in said sphere >Once source of vegetation grown with stable control on oxygen supply and temparture, proceed to launch light earth sphere up into the air. >If lighter than air, floats up to certain point in atmosphere >Once at highest point, use rocket like propellant to surge through atmosphere >Once in space, sunlight should keep all stable processes at functional capability. >Travel through space in enclosed globe
I didn't account for the anti gravity part though that could probably be amended with the right electrical current flowing through parts of said sphere.
The general idea however is basically making a ship in likeness of the earth that simulates all of it's processes necessary for human survival. And the helium is basically to lower it's overall weight enough to that of a helium filled balloon. Feel free to improve the idea.
