[ExI] how to tame hurricanes

[Anders Sandberg]

On 2013-12-16 00:03, spike 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.

I think
http://intellectualventureslab.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Salter-Sink-white-paper-300dpi1.pdf
had a good point about their super-simple design: no moving parts. 
Hinged doors sound like they might break, and then they need to be 
replaced/repaired.




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Anders Sandberg
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford University