[ExI] how to tame hurricanes

[John Clark]

On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 6:03 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

>
> > Cool idea!  It has my wheels spinning, mostly on variations on a theme.
>  I
> am thinking about a tube of some sort, which floats vertically with the top
> end about a meter above the surface, diameter about 2 meters, length of
> about 20 meters, set up in such a way that it bobs in the water.  At the
> top
> end periphery, you create hinged doors which allows water to pour in when
> submerged but prevents it from flowing back out.
>

At only 2 meters in diameter you'd need 2500 to equal one Salter Sink of
100 meters, and moving parts and waterproof doors sound more expensive than
old used tires.

  John K Clark
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