I knew a guy who had worked as a carpenter all his life, and one day he was showing a new apprentice around and he was explaining how they did everything and the reason why - after he had show him how they had always done something the new young guy said "but why don't you do it like this" - and the old carpenter couldn't think of a reason why not, so they did it the new way from then on. It just took a fresh pair of eyes to look at a problem, and someone willing to listen to him, without letting any ego get in the way.
Ya , It's me again! I'm glad to watch you do it all! ('Twas surprised to find out about your Chemistry credentials!) I have gained a plethora of knowledge following you! I lean toward the "Jack of all trades" approach myself and if I need a Specialist,I find one! It's obvious that our community respects you immensely!!!
I really like the mindset 'You never know what is going to apply to something else' but to further that, even if the application doesn't come to relevance, the process could still be beneficial. Not only does it give your brain a chance to synthesize what it has otherwise learned, it is being stretched and worked in new and different ways, and becomes stronger for it. For instance, practicing doing simple calculations in your head can start to allow you to hold numbers in your memory for longer and multiple things at once. Even if a new problem doesn't require math, the abilities that math gave could allow you to recall the number you've seen before easier.
Domestic Nuclear Battery - OK :-) I have no idea if this is already done on a workable scale. My invention is:- Based on the Principal of a Diamond Battery. Scale the whole concept up to a Domestic Energy source. The fuel would be spent nuclear reactor fuel which is presently put in containers in massive water ponds. Take a reasonable piece of that decaying fuel. Encase it in a Glass Substrate and encase that in a small energy conversion box. The heat/energy from the Radio Active decay can be used to charge batteries to run a house. The whole thing could be suitably shielded in underground chambers. When the energy generation drops off after a couple of years, the Glass Capsule would be replaced. What do you think of this ?
I completely agree - this is applied through everything in life I suppose. My focus though always comes back to energy storage. Creating energy is relatively easy...storing it for later use is in my opinion our greatest challenge.
I got involved in K. Eric Drexler's nanotech study organization back in the mid 90s. It was a classic example of inventing too soon and taking a great deal of heat for it. Marvin Minsky at MIT thought it was real enough to let Eric do a PhD on it, and Marvin took a bunch of heat for that, as well. Eventually, it started to get some traction, and folks looked back on Feynman's paper "There is plenty of room at the bottom" and decided that if Feynman thought about it first, then it was okay. I have talked to Eric about the whole process, and he became adjusted, though not happy, about the fact that you can't push technology ahead faster than its own momentum will allow. At some point we will have a molecular nanotechnology invention that we can scale up to become an innovation, but not just yet. I do think that batteries are a leading possibility for doing so, however.
Rob - I've always LOVED examining how different industries solve problems & apply them to other industries. For instance... looking to medical (or commercial) gas seperation as a method to prevent the formation of Nitrous-Oxide gases in automotive Diesel engines. Industries & technologies tend to get "Silo-ed" and don't explore already existing solutions in other areas.
I'd like to see a small hydrogen fuel cell hydrogen oxygen reclaiming module for the Edison NiFe battery, mainly for the home energy storage market. But an alternative catalyst, replacing the requirements for platinum is standing in the way of an affordable DIY solution. I haven't any answers to that riddle yet. Affordable home energy storage would take a huge bite out of the peaks, and valleys of grid demands. On a system wide view, it's similar to a hybrid vehicle, but on a grid wide scale. It's just locomotive and WWII submarine tech after all.
Another point in parallel is: When you are looking for an answer to a a problem, it is best to presume the answer exists and that you are indeed looking for it. If it is not underfoot, maybe it is over there. At least changing your perspective may help you to see the solution.
I watch your video on carbon paint. Can you make a similar substance with copper oxide?. Would it be possible to infuse the copper oxide and the carbon paint?. Or could you make two sheets separated by a non conductive material that would allow the two substances too transfer electrons something akin to your heater experiment. Or running a magnetic field across the two separated materials?. Would it make heat or electricity?.
I'd like to know how to be a financially thriving inventor. Inventing is the easy part. It's inventing something that'll make one extremely wealthy that's the hard part.
@@Ken00001010 that's the way it usually works. Or someone seems to invent ones idea before one gets it into the beneficial stage of creating extreme wealth. The so called world has many types of thieves.
I just read a paper that studied the Motives Of Inventors. First on the list of Motives was just the love of inventing, Number two was the desire to make improvements. The third was money and wealth. So the desire for wealth seems to be lower on the list for successful Inventors.
@@William_Hada looks like i won't be a wealthy inventor then. 🤣😂🤣. i don't give away certain secrets to great inventions. I need wealth and lots of it quick or no deal lol 👍🤟👌
@@carmichaelmoritz8662 It doesn't mean that you won't become wealthy from an invention. It just means that the love of invention seems to help keep people motived and on track increasing their success rate. I think it was Edison that said genius was 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
I knew a guy who had worked as a carpenter all his life, and one day he was showing a new apprentice around and he was explaining how they did everything and the reason why - after he had show him how they had always done something the new young guy said "but why don't you do it like this" - and the old carpenter couldn't think of a reason why not, so they did it the new way from then on. It just took a fresh pair of eyes to look at a problem, and someone willing to listen to him, without letting any ego get in the way.
Ya , It's me again! I'm glad to watch you do it all! ('Twas surprised to find out about your Chemistry credentials!) I have gained a plethora of knowledge following you! I lean toward the "Jack of all trades" approach myself and if I need a Specialist,I find one! It's obvious that our community respects you immensely!!!
I really like the mindset 'You never know what is going to apply to something else' but to further that, even if the application doesn't come to relevance, the process could still be beneficial. Not only does it give your brain a chance to synthesize what it has otherwise learned, it is being stretched and worked in new and different ways, and becomes stronger for it. For instance, practicing doing simple calculations in your head can start to allow you to hold numbers in your memory for longer and multiple things at once. Even if a new problem doesn't require math, the abilities that math gave could allow you to recall the number you've seen before easier.
Domestic Nuclear Battery - OK :-) I have no idea if this is already done on a workable scale. My invention is:- Based on the Principal of a Diamond Battery. Scale the whole concept up to a Domestic Energy source. The fuel would be spent nuclear reactor fuel which is presently put in containers in massive water ponds. Take a reasonable piece of that decaying fuel. Encase it in a Glass Substrate and encase that in a small energy conversion box. The heat/energy from the Radio Active decay can be used to charge batteries to run a house. The whole thing could be suitably shielded in underground chambers. When the energy generation drops off after a couple of years, the Glass Capsule would be replaced. What do you think of this ?
I completely agree - this is applied through everything in life I suppose. My focus though always comes back to energy storage. Creating energy is relatively easy...storing it for later use is in my opinion our greatest challenge.
I got involved in K. Eric Drexler's nanotech study organization back in the mid 90s. It was a classic example of inventing too soon and taking a great deal of heat for it. Marvin Minsky at MIT thought it was real enough to let Eric do a PhD on it, and Marvin took a bunch of heat for that, as well. Eventually, it started to get some traction, and folks looked back on Feynman's paper "There is plenty of room at the bottom" and decided that if Feynman thought about it first, then it was okay. I have talked to Eric about the whole process, and he became adjusted, though not happy, about the fact that you can't push technology ahead faster than its own momentum will allow. At some point we will have a molecular nanotechnology invention that we can scale up to become an innovation, but not just yet. I do think that batteries are a leading possibility for doing so, however.
I love hearing people bang on the multi disciplinary drum :) Love it :)
You’re absolutely brilliant!!! My favorite channel!!!
Rob -
I've always LOVED examining how different industries solve problems & apply them to other industries.
For instance... looking to medical (or commercial) gas seperation as a method to prevent the formation of Nitrous-Oxide gases in automotive Diesel engines.
Industries & technologies tend to get "Silo-ed" and don't explore already existing solutions in other areas.
I needed to hear this today. Thanks!
I'd like to see a small hydrogen fuel cell hydrogen oxygen reclaiming module for the Edison NiFe battery, mainly for the home energy storage market. But an alternative catalyst, replacing the requirements for platinum is standing in the way of an affordable DIY solution. I haven't any answers to that riddle yet.
Affordable home energy storage would take a huge bite out of the peaks, and valleys of grid demands. On a system wide view, it's similar to a hybrid vehicle, but on a grid wide scale. It's just locomotive and WWII submarine tech after all.
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Great advice Rob 👍
Another point in parallel is: When you are looking for an answer to a a problem, it is best to presume the answer exists and that you are indeed looking for it. If it is not underfoot, maybe it is over there. At least changing your perspective may help you to see the solution.
I watch your video on carbon paint. Can you make a similar substance with copper oxide?. Would it be possible to infuse the copper oxide and the carbon paint?. Or could you make two sheets separated by a non conductive material that would allow the two substances too transfer electrons something akin to your heater experiment. Or running a magnetic field across the two separated materials?. Would it make heat or electricity?.
I'd like to know how to be a financially thriving inventor. Inventing is the easy part. It's inventing something that'll make one extremely wealthy that's the hard part.
I have tried to do the second part for decades, still no luck. :-(
@@Ken00001010 that's the way it usually works. Or someone seems to invent ones idea before one gets it into the beneficial stage of creating extreme wealth. The so called world has many types of thieves.
I just read a paper that studied the Motives Of Inventors. First on the list of Motives was just the love of inventing, Number two was the desire to make improvements. The third was money and wealth. So the desire for wealth seems to be lower on the list for successful Inventors.
@@William_Hada looks like i won't be a wealthy inventor then. 🤣😂🤣. i don't give away certain secrets to great inventions. I need wealth and lots of it quick or no deal lol 👍🤟👌
@@carmichaelmoritz8662 It doesn't mean that you won't become wealthy from an invention. It just means that the love of invention seems to help keep people motived and on track increasing their success rate. I think it was Edison that said genius was 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
and what about a frequential wave that is so long and infrequential it appears to be a flat line. What is the frequency of a flat line, formulaically?
carl the blind man..
i like, it's how i think.
carry on good vid.
?can you put the meter in a better place or say the reading..