Cool! I'd only heard of it in the context of solar/wind power, but it appears quite widely used.
Not quite wind/solar but look at Turlough Hill power station in Co Wicklow. Quite a spectacular project from the 1960s that uses its own off peak power to pump the water back into the reservoirs on the mountain. There's a great series of six or so videos up on youtube, from an RTE program.
Tell us something.: I'm a fiddler and, latterly, a fluter. I love the flute. I wish I'd always played it. I love the whistle as well. I'm blessed in having really lovely instruments for all of my musical interests.
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Nanohedron wrote:But this is speculation. I'm happy to be proven wrong, because I value knowledge and facts. But if nobody's tried it yet, somebody ought to ask: Okay, then - why not? Omelettes and eggs, and all that.
It's a good thing he focused on ingredient quality and not the finished product: Milk or water? Browned or unbrowned? French, or everyone else? - because then the interview would never have ended; it already fast became a drag as it is.
"If you take music out of this world, you will have nothing but a ball of fire." - Balochi musician
Tell us something.: I'm a fiddler and, latterly, a fluter. I love the flute. I wish I'd always played it. I love the whistle as well. I'm blessed in having really lovely instruments for all of my musical interests.
Location: Unimportant island off the great mainland of Europe
It's a good thing he focused on ingredient quality and not the finished product: Milk or water? Browned or unbrowned? French, or everyone else? - because then the interview would never have ended; it already fast became a drag as it is.
How can you say that was a drag? That was poetry that was; sheer poetry.
benhall.1 wrote:How can you say that was a drag? That was poetry that was; sheer poetry.
The dude was glibly talking out of his backside. You could see he knew right away that he'd stepped into a leaky boat, and had to start bailing fast. In my case, boredom won out over Schadenfreude.
"If you take music out of this world, you will have nothing but a ball of fire." - Balochi musician
Tell us something.: I'm a fiddler and, latterly, a fluter. I love the flute. I wish I'd always played it. I love the whistle as well. I'm blessed in having really lovely instruments for all of my musical interests.
Location: Unimportant island off the great mainland of Europe
benhall.1 wrote:How can you say that was a drag? That was poetry that was; sheer poetry.
The dude was glibly talking out of his backside. You could see he knew right away that he'd stepped into a leaky boat, and had to start bailing fast. In my case, boredom won out over Schadenfreude.
benhall.1 wrote:How can you say that was a drag? That was poetry that was; sheer poetry.
The dude was glibly talking out of his backside. You could see he knew right away that he'd stepped into a leaky boat, and had to start bailing fast. In my case, boredom won out over Schadenfreude.
Tell us something.: I play pipes, flute, and whistle. Grew up in Canada, currently living in the UK. Current set is a Concert D David Quinn set c. 1980.