Elon Musk is a bada$$

[red dirt shootist]

You already live in a world of robots. They live in your microwave, toaster, pressure cooker, and so on. You push the button, they do your bidding.

And how about that new pickup, they know all about you.

 

[red dirt shootist]

Looks like this guy doesn't see the benefit of Robots in the kitchen... lol Infinite Robot Sandwich

Is a robot sandwich a sandwich that is made by a robot, or made out of a robot?

 

[dennishoddy]

And how about that new pickup, they know all about you.

Exactly. I can pull up to a dealership, go into the service department, tell them my truck is missing and they can look up my name, and in about two minutes tell me which cylinder is missing and the probably cause.
Been there and done that in Bozeman Montana in 2021.

 

[red dirt shootist]

Exactly. I can pull up to a dealership, go into the service department, tell them my truck is missing and they can look up my name, and in about two minutes tell me which cylinder is missing and the probably cause.
Been there and done that in Bozeman Montana in 2021.

They know so much more

 

[dennishoddy]

They know so much more

The old "black box". Fully aware of it. Don't know how to defeat it. If you do, PM me.

 

[capnkirk462]

Yeah, until that ‘infinite robot sandwich’ glitches and starts throwing mayo all over the kitchen! Sure, robots might help with chores, but I’ve seen I, Robot—I don’t need my fridge plotting against me while I’m making toast

Couild be worse, you could live in Japan the land of smart toilets. Don't want my toilet to rebel or glitch out while doing my business.

 

[Decoligny]

The problem with hydrogen is one of storage and transport. It's just too slippery a molecule and leaks like crazy due to its size. I think it will be a regional technology, for coastal cities that have large amounts of power nearby. You need the water and power to make the hydrogen. Nukes would be perfect, but the greenies would have an epileptic fit.

Another is the fact that it takes more electrical energy for the electrolysis needed to split the hydrogen atoms from the oxygen atoms from water than you get when burning the hydrogen atoms as fuel.

 

[XYZ]

He keeps interesting company.

 

[TerryMiller]

We used hydrogen to cool the generators in our 1100-megawatt system. It's very dangerous in a way, but easy to detect.
If we got a leak in our instrumentation or one of the seals on the generator, it would instantly ignite.
Hydrogen doesn't need an ignition source, just atmospheric pressure to make a flame.
It has to remain under pressure to be safe.
We would open a door in an instrument cabinet that monitored hydrogen pressures to do some testing. If a small flame was present, we knew the fitting was leaking.
Conversely, if it were natural gas or methane, etc, the concentration would build up until an explosion would occur with outside ignition.

Cool. I didn't know that about hydrogen's penchant to ignite in the atmosphere.

 

[okcBob]