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By using lead electrodes inserted in jellyfish, large
quantities of electricity can
be produced, compensating for the loss of electricity from
the main power stations hit by jellyfish.
The jellyfish can be kept in the sea, in a confined area
(using a net) and continuously produce electricity
from the
acid it produces.
Galvanic Cell
http://en.wikipedia.../wiki/Galvanic_cell
Check your electrode potentials [8th of 7, Aug 15 2011]
Lead Acid Battery
http://en.wikipedia...id#electrochemistry
The final result is also cold water (for nearby hotels) [pashute, Aug 15 2011]
Concentration gradient to energy in the living cell
http://www.youtube....watch?v=3y1dO4nNaKY
[pashute, Aug 29 2011]
Jelly battery
http://www.theregis...s_from_polymer_gel/
[hippo, Sep 12 2011]
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How do you determine which jellyfish in the pack (school?) is the lead jellyfish from all the others who are presumably just followers? |
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I once filled some seagulls full of lead. And you're right - it DID INDEED result in charges. Bun! |
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Will not electrodes of two dissimilar metals be required ? |
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How will you deal with the problem that the jellyfish are not isolated from each other, or "earth", but are all suspended in the same conductive medium ? |
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Could not the same process generate electricity from lawyers, who are - like jellyfish - toxic, brainless, spineless and gutless, and exist in excessive numbers - perhaps by hammering two large spikes of dissimilar metal into their skulls ? Bit of a long shot, but worth a try, |
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I didn't want to go into the gruesome details. They
are living creatures, but I figure that they'll be
killed
anyway. I don't really like this idea of mine, the
more
I look at it. |
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My best friend is a lawyer, but not the kind most
people know. So, no. Not to be tried on humans. |
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On the other hand, when buying our house, we
took a sharp woman
lawyer who was fantastic. It turned out that we
really needed her, and she saved us a lot of money
and trouble from the sellers who were a bit
aggressive and tried to play some tricks on us. On
the other hand she was very pleasant to talk to,
and was also a family woman, changing looks at
once, into a motherly person when her kids came
to the office (it was summertime). |
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At the last stage of the sale, when going to get my
mortgage, the bank clerk looked at her papers and
said: That woman is your lawyer? I proudly said:
Yes. (At the time, she was on the news for
defending a group of handicapped people). Well
tell her she's a B*tch. What?! Why? |
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"She defended my father against my mother in
their divorce. My mother deserved to win. Of
course my father did. She's a great lawyer. But I
can't forgive her for that." |
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So much for great lawyers. But they still don't
deserve lead. |
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On the downside, if lawyers were used, there won't be so much fun from burning them alive in Wicker Men when the Revolution comes ... |
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silly, bizarre, and useless. [+] |
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As mentioned, the jellyfish would all be in the same galvanic solution. Best to simply put the electrodes into the sea water and be done with it. |
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However, I suspect this system might have potential applications among other organisms. While Lawyers are out, we could try it with pigeons, mice, politicians, and other pestiferous vermin. (I'm sure there will be a hot debate on whether or not Cats would be suitable.) |
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// whether or not Cats would be suitable // |
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The best way to find out would be immediate and extensive practical testing. |
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Having recently done the "I wonder what a jellyfish
sting feels like" experiment, can I suggest that some
combination of large animals, jellyfish and a
treadmill might be the way forward here? |
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Presumably, jellyfish are mostly just proteins (collagen ?) and water. |
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Sounds like it might be worth asking the Soylent Corporation if there's any nutritive benefit to be derived from - for example - dried jellyfish protein. |
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//any nutritive benefit to be derived from - for example -
dried jellyfish protein.// |
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Mmmmm, Pb and jellyfish sandwich.... |
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Tasty AND gives you energy. |
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But only if you're prepared to immerse yourself in salt water and drive spikes made from two dissimilar metals through your skull and into your brain. Which is of course totally ludicrous ... unless of course you're Australian ... Oh, wait ... |
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Creating the two dissimilar metals is easy to do. Just put lead in any jellyfish and it will automatically zinc to the bottom.
However, putting two things into my brain at the same time is a bit harder to achieve. I like your optimism though. |
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I got an official answer from a Weizmann Institute
professor, and followed up on wikipedia discovering
that there is no acid or acidity in Jellyfish! Its venom
inserted into the skin by tiny specialized organelles. |
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AAAAAG FGHHHGGGG TTHFFFS AAAAAAGH!! THE POWER COMES FROM THE REDOX OF THE METAL NOT THE IONS THAT EXPIDITE THE PROCESS. THIS IS CRUEL AND POINTLESS. |
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There's no reason to shout, we can all hear you just fine. |
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why isn't comprehension of basic science concepts a graduation requirement for primary school? |
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Because then over 50% of the population would still be in nursery by age 21. |
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Because guys like me teach in primary school. So
people who finish primary school exit without
comprehension of basic scientific concepts, and
then go on halfbakery and post terrible ideas like
"Lead Jellyfish Batteries" that are totally flawed. |
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BTW there are other ways of getting energy from
acid (hint biochemistry 101). But this idea was about
lead. And there is no
acid in the jellyfish anyway. :-( |
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Sorry, I was hoping you knew of some new
species of jellyfish no
there is not one. there are in fact electric
eels who could be
harnessed for their electricity. The idea is
not original to me in
fact is from arthur c clarke from the rama
novels |
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I have to be very surprised about some new
function of
jellyfishno but I was sad be disappointed. |
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//THIS IS CRUEL AND POINTLESS.//
Obligatory bun. |
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