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John Creighton

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From: Nova Scotia, Canada

Registered: 2001-09-04

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Re: Crazy Pipes

The solution is to build a pipeline from the equator to the poles. CO2 gas flows from the equator into a condenser where it liquefies. The CO2 liquid is then pumped into a pumped into a pipe to bring liquid CO2 back to the equator. At the equator the CO2 is heated and expanded though a turbine and then exhausted back into the pipe heading north. Probably won't work because of losses over extremely long pipes. However if it did work as a side effect you would get heat transported from the equator to the polls which would help melt the ice caps and drive the greenhouse effect.

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Rxke

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2003-11-03

Posts: 3,669

Re: Crazy Pipes

ERRORIST is back!   

Can't wait 'till GCNRevenger sees this...

SpaceNut

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From: New Hampshire

Registered: 2004-07-22

Posts: 29,023

Re: Crazy Pipes

What is a little more on the funny side is how the magical pipeline appears.