tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post8767388751514023304..comments2023-06-07T09:04:36.390-04:00Comments on More Grumbine Science: Elegant Gas Compression TechnologyRobert Grumbinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-50776891273141681362008-09-17T15:17:00.000-04:002008-09-17T15:17:00.000-04:00Serendipity strikes.After I read your article, the...Serendipity strikes.<BR/><BR/>After I read your article, the Arbor Scientific 2009 catalogue arrived and I spotted their Fire Syringe. Arborsci has a video clip of it in action<BR/><BR/>http://www.arborsci.com/detail.aspx?ID=893<BR/><BR/>Could be a nice classroom demo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-26866660537981725622008-09-12T07:13:00.000-04:002008-09-12T07:13:00.000-04:00Less quick searches by others showed Australia as ...Less quick searches by others showed Australia as well as SE Asia and Pacific islands the last time I mentioned this (some years ago in a different venue).<BR/><BR/>But the main points of the original remain, regardless of who the inventor(s) was/were -- compressing gases heat them, and this was a brilliant invention.<BR/><BR/>Still, of course, it'd be nice to have everything correct! Now, I actually do have a good source on this. Unfortunately, I'm a lot better at remembering results than sources. So all I'm sure of is that it's from one of my history of technology books that I've read in the last 10-15 years. Between library disarray and there being quite a few such books ... can't share that source.<BR/><BR/>And that leaves us with what Michael was noting -- if it can't be backed up with a source, it's less reliable for others. Several other issues, too, and I'll take them up in a post now.Robert Grumbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-88696423580274641442008-09-11T19:42:00.000-04:002008-09-11T19:42:00.000-04:00Climate change wars lesson: Just because someone ...Climate change wars lesson: Just because someone says something on a blog, doesn't mean its true.<BR/><BR/>If they can't back up the claim with references or evidence, it doesn't hurt to be suspicious.<BR/><BR/>Wikipedia says SE Asia and Pacific Islands, so that could conceivably also mean Australia. But a quick google search revealed nothing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-2779310356334296902008-09-11T12:08:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:08:00.000-04:00The fire piston is COOL! Or perhaps I should say,...The fire piston is COOL! Or perhaps I should say, HOT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-45071372018894370252008-09-10T01:04:00.000-04:002008-09-10T01:04:00.000-04:00Fire piston are fascinating but not an Australian ...Fire piston are fascinating but not an Australian technology - Wikipedia suggests SE Asia.andrewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585528907970103334noreply@blogger.com