G'day folks,

not 100% sure this post is appropriate or not. I just wanted to know whether anyone within the community had any comment to make on the science of implosion as it relates to Viktor Shaubergers work. i sell Vortex Energizers which have been inspired by the principles of implosion and attraction of 'ether'. This combination used to purify and energize water in a most practicle way.

The studies provided to me on their validity is not comprehensive, however, my personal use is comprehensive which is why I sell them.

Is there a belief within the community that current western science is the only measure of the validity of a particular theory?

Thankyou

Dane
Watershed1

The University of New Hampshire ocean aquaculture program's new aquapod fish cage was submerged in the water at the state pier in Portsmouth on Wednesday September 21st 2005.
Due to the strength of the geodesic design and the use of vinyl coated galvanized steel mesh instead of synthetic twine netting, the AquaPod is suitable for growing fish in pristine offshore waters, which, due to rough conditions and storms are unsuitable for existing fish pen designs.

Moving the farming of fish such as cod to open ocean sites will reduce pollution and conflicts with other coastal resource users. The AquaPod is designed to be operated fully submerged as much as 20 meters when there are storms, at depths which are unaffected by the surface conditions. OFT plans to build a 20 meter diameter pen this summer, to test this larger pen over the winter of 2005 -2006, and begin selling these pens to fish farmers in the North Atlantic and Caribbean in 2006.

As our ocean's fish populations dwindle and as fishing fleets face decreasing quotas there is increasing interest in new ways to harvest fish.

Supported by the Maine Technology Institute, Maine, USA, a prototype AquaPod was launched in November 2004. The AquaPod is a net fish pen made with a frame of triangles in the shape of a sphere. The photograph shows a one-tenth model. In the future fish farms may have 40 giant AquaPods growing 10,000 tons of fish each year.

The weather will be a significant factor as fish are easily stressed by high winds and waves. The AquaPod can be weighted to either float just below the surface of the ocean or when storms approach it can be lowered to safety.

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From: WorldChanging | Dec. 20, 2005 | by Jamais Cascio



Universal access to clean water is one of the fundamental Millennium Development Goals, and inventors have come up with a variety of solutions for making non-potable water clean and drinkable. Some are shiny and high-tech, and others are terrifically simple. One of the easiest tools for making brackish or sea water usable requires little more than sunlight and time -- the Watercone.

Made of a rugged, transparent plastic, the Watercone is incredibly easy to use: fill up the base plate with salt water, place the cone over the plate, and wait. 24 hours later, a trough around the edge of the cone will contain 1-1.5 liters of fresh water, produced by evaporation/condensation. Pour the water out, and start again. Individual units are expected to cost around $50 apiece, although that will depend in large part on who manufactures them.

And that's the big problem. The inventor of the Watercone, industrial designer Stephan Augustin, is having trouble finding someone to make it. This is a bit surprising, as the Watercone has won numerous design awards over the past three years, has passed preliminary tests by CARE Germany, and is currently featured in the SAFE: Design Takes On Risk exhibit at the NY Museum of Modern Art. Apparently, previous licensing agreements have fallen through, and Augustin is once again looking for a manufacturer to bring the Watercone to the people who need it.

Read the interesting dialogue on WorldChanging about costs and feasibility of bringing this innovation to commercial scale.

Designer Peter Brewin promises water and energy savings

PRESS RELEASE
28 June 2005

Brittish Standards Institute award winner showered with success. A revolutionary high-performance re-circulating shower which uses 70 per cent less water and 40 per cent less energy than conventional showers, has today won the BSI (British Standards Institution) 2005 Environmental Design Award.

The system, designed by Peter Brewin, a student at the Royal College of Art, brings significant environmental benefits and consumer cost savings by re-circulating water and cleaning it to a high standard before re-use.

By reducing water usage by 70 per cent and energy use by 40 per cent, the shower would allow a family of four taking one shower per day to save over £170 per year on its utility bills. The same family would reduce its overall water usage by almost 43,000 litres per year while Greater London's eight million population could reduce water usage by around 85 billion litres per year - the equivalent of 85,000 Olympic sized swimming pools - by using the shower.

The shower works on similar principles to a Dyson vacuum cleaner, using filters and hydro cyclones to clean the re-circulated water and re-heat it to the desired temperature before re-use. In addition the shower has a number of benefits including easy installation to the cold water supply, pressure equivalent to a power shower, chlorine filter, digital temperature control and water meter giving water usage per shower. The shower also features a pause button. This means that the water flow can be paused - only delivering water when it is exactly the right temperature.

BSI, which works with business to encourage the uptake of sustainable business practice, has run the Environmental Design Awards with the RCA for 11 years. Commenting on this year's winner, Awards judge and BSI Sustainability Manager Nick Marshall said: "Peter has used innovative design to provide a solution to an immediate environmental problem combined with significant cost savings for consumers. This highly commercial proposition is particularly relevant in the year when water shortages are predicted for London and many parts of the UK."

On being announced the winner of the BSI Environmental Design Award, Peter Brewin of the RCA's Industrial Design Engineering department explained what drove him to create the concept of the re-circulating shower: "My aim was to create something that benefits both consumers and the environment, because designing something which is good for the environment but which has no commercial value did not make sense, because it will never get to market. By saving on energy and water usage the shower will enable people to reduce their impact on the environment and save money at the same time."

BSI first became involved with the Royal College of Art in 1994. The Awards scheme was conceived as a vehicle to promote the synergy between design and standards, aiming to encourage better links between the worlds of design and industry and explore the mutual benefits in terms of innovations in products and processes.

The 2005 BSI Award runners-up are Matthew Appleton of the RCA's Communication Art & Design department for his "Afterlife" Project, which investigates the by-products of the modern manufacturing process, and Tomek Rygalik of Design Products for his Sustainable Light Solution Project, which distils all the components of a light fixture into a sustainable one-part design.

As part of the BSI Awards presentation, international architect Will Alsop will be delivering the BSI Environmental Design Award Inaugural Lecture on sustainable design during the Tuesday 28 June 2005 Innovation Night at the Royal College of Art. Innovation Night is one of the principal events in the RCA calendar, enabling some 300 senior people from the business, research and higher education communities to meet in the context of the MA Degree Show.

Energy saving calculations:

Peter Brewin, the shower's inventor, has made careful calculations of how energy efficient his shower really is and uses the figure of 40 per cent.

He explains: "My calculations show a 57 per cent energy saving, however this is only the heating energy saved and is a thermodynamic maximum. I prefer to talk about a 40 per cent saving because my shower also requires a pump (400W) and a few other electrical components such as the mixer and control electronics, as well as allowing for some heat loss from the system during the re-circulation. Thus I'm sure that the figure of 40 per cent is a realistic minimum saving, and in reality it is likely to be a bit more."

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