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?[_2_] · 18-06-2007, 03:29 PM posted to rec.gardens.orchids

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:19:16 -0700 in . com wrote:

This bee thing is so odd. It has been going on for a while and only
recently has it started making it into the general public's
awareness. No bees and corn for fuel....what are we going to eat?
Orchids?

Corn doesn't use bees for pollination.
And corn for fuel seems to be the next scam to handle the over abundance
of corn since everyone is now running away from high fructose corn syrup.

(Speaking as a space alien, I think earth people should run away from
the idea of using crop land to make fuel; even if it means no fuel.
It's a developmental phase in a planet bound civilization; an idea
that on first thought seems brilliant but turns out to be very very
bad. Go straight to hydrogen AND improve the conversation factors of
your solar cells quickly. QUICKLY! 17% to 24% is prehistoric; it's
like a square wheel in terms of usefulness and cost effectiveness.)

Hydrogen is okay when you have to provide the oxidizer, but its
energy density is a bit low when you can use atmospheric oxygen.
Canola and palm oil look interesting from the ratios of energy
to extract and energy extracted.
Unfortunately, better fuel cell technologies need to be developed to
improve energy extraction from such sources (Fuel cells must allow
atleast 5 orders of magnitude more on/off cycles).

(I keep looking at talking with my uncle about growing oil palms to cover
the fuel for his farming operations in south carolina.)

--
Chris Dukes
elfick willg: you can't use dell to beat people, it wouldn't stand up
to the strain... much like attacking a tank with a wiffle bat