Comments on: Steam Kits from the New Energy Shop http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200610/steam-kits-from-the-new-energy-shop/ The lighter side of Steampunk Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: svo http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200610/steam-kits-from-the-new-energy-shop/#comment-1735 svo Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:01:21 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=131#comment-1735 <p>Check out this awesome little toy at scitoys.com - http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/thermo/thermo.html#boat it's a very simple steam boat, which may take you as little as 10 minutes to build if you have some materials. While not steampunk, not even a steam engine as we love them --- with choo-choo, steam clouds, smoke and oil spraying everything around -- it's an amazing and lovely toy.</p> Check out this awesome little toy at scitoys.com - http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/thermo/thermo.html#boat it’s a very simple steam boat, which may take you as little as 10 minutes to build if you have some materials. While not steampunk, not even a steam engine as we love them — with choo-choo, steam clouds, smoke and oil spraying everything around — it’s an amazing and lovely toy.

]]> By: Jake Hildebrandt http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200610/steam-kits-from-the-new-energy-shop/#comment-1717 Jake Hildebrandt Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:22:18 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=131#comment-1717 <p>Um, heh, that's actually exactly what i was trying to say... Guess my writing skills are sub-par today :)</p> Um, heh, that’s actually exactly what i was trying to say… Guess my writing skills are sub-par today :)

]]> By: Tinkergirl http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200610/steam-kits-from-the-new-energy-shop/#comment-1709 Tinkergirl Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:05:49 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=131#comment-1709 <p>Jake - I believe they've used steam for ages. In fact, I think that even nuclear generators use steam - the heat from the radioactive decay heats the water to steam, for the turbines. In fact, it's only things like solar, wind and hydro that don't use heating water to steam. Although I believe that some new solar collectors (not photovoltaics) can be rigged to heat water to boiling with the correct parabolic collectors. But I'm no expert, believe me.</p> <p>Beaty, good to hear - I wish your partner the very best of luck, and anything that teaches a new generation of people about how cool steam is is ok in my eyes.</p> Jake – I believe they’ve used steam for ages. In fact, I think that even nuclear generators use steam – the heat from the radioactive decay heats the water to steam, for the turbines. In fact, it’s only things like solar, wind and hydro that don’t use heating water to steam. Although I believe that some new solar collectors (not photovoltaics) can be rigged to heat water to boiling with the correct parabolic collectors. But I’m no expert, believe me.

Beaty, good to hear – I wish your partner the very best of luck, and anything that teaches a new generation of people about how cool steam is is ok in my eyes.

]]> By: Beaty http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200610/steam-kits-from-the-new-energy-shop/#comment-1707 Beaty Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:14:32 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=131#comment-1707 <p>Fantastic!</p> <p>My parner is a trainee secocondary school science teacher. She is to do a lesson about electricity soon, so she will be bowled over by these lovely little machines...</p> <p>Nice find!</p> Fantastic!

My parner is a trainee secocondary school science teacher. She is to do a lesson about electricity soon, so she will be bowled over by these lovely little machines…

Nice find!

]]> By: Jake Hildebrandt http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200610/steam-kits-from-the-new-energy-shop/#comment-1706 Jake Hildebrandt Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:44:29 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=131#comment-1706 <p>Ironic? Well, not really... While steam is certainly THE energy source of the past, it is also, i believe, destined for a huge revival in the years to come. In fact, don't most power plants use steam now? Not the hydroelectric ones, of course, but coal and nuke--right?</p> <p>Anyway, back to (the subject of )the future. Check out BMW's idea of a hybrid vehicle! http://www.popsci.com/popsci/automotivetech/163cf51b6fd89010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html Though, i think they stole the idea from Army of Darkness...</p> Ironic? Well, not really… While steam is certainly THE energy source of the past, it is also, i believe, destined for a huge revival in the years to come. In fact, don’t most power plants use steam now? Not the hydroelectric ones, of course, but coal and nuke–right?

Anyway, back to (the subject of )the future. Check out BMW’s idea of a hybrid vehicle! http://www.popsci.com/popsci/automotivetech/163cf51b6fd89010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html Though, i think they stole the idea from Army of Darkness…

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