@Mining_Atoms asked me to write a little thread on why thermal energy storage is better than battery storage for the grid. The problem is energy storage wasn't a problem I was trying to solve. A 🧵.

Learning to coal. This was cooked to 820°C with steam. Mass is 65% of the original lump with an external volume 30% larger and is about as difficult to break apart as the original coal.

What do you want to know?.

RT @Andercot: You know your civilization messed up big time when the hardest part of doing anything is getting permission to do it. We sho….

RT @mungowitz: This one has only gotten more and more accurate. LP keeps topping itself. When you think, "They can't top THAT," they just….

RT @TheBabylonBee: CNN: Behind Closed Doors, Pope Is Still Focused, Sharp, And Energetic

RT @OldHollowTree: Story time. Here are some photos of graffiti I cleaned fifteen years ago. Someone had tagged nearly every sign on the….

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RT @mtaibbi: Congratulations to a decent, deserving, honorable man.

RT @TheBabylonBee:

RT @Devon_Eriksen_: This isn't exactly a lie, but it's not the whole truth. Sustainability is a side effect. Everything Musk does is actu….

Standing by to watch @jordanbpeterson !

RT @Rothmus: Do not tolerate evil.

RT @Oilfield_Rando: Hey Paul, I fixed it to better reflect reality. Maybe if you ever made anything in your life besides a cartoon you’d….

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Hey Alberta, with Mark Carney as the new PM, still want to stay in Canada? We’d love for you to join us! . -US.

RT @elonmusk: Allowing government-funded non-governmental organizations, which is obviously a contradiction in terms, is a crazy flaw in th….

RT @RobGeorge: Wait, you’re saying that — after two 20th century Europe-initiated world wars in 25 years (largely ended by late-entering Am….

RT @iowahawkblog: Happy Death of Stalin Day! March 5, 1953

RT @SaveStandard: Daylight Saving Time is a mandate to wake early, sleep less, for no practical benefit. End clock change the healthy way a….

New paper:.Rethinking Economic Measurement Using Statistical Ensembles. 1. Provides a method to measure risk aversion. 2. Proves that there is no Allais Paradox. 3. Establishes how to measure social/individual utility. Yes, Austrians, utility is cardinal.

RT @skdh: I'll tell you something about the psychology that is going on here. The content of my video is taking the 5 most common argumen….