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  1. Woosh

    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    On the contrary. The Chinese took it much more seriously than any Western democracies. It was simple, the WHO originally estimated that fatality rate was 2%. Do the simple math. We wouldn't have had enough coffins and would be forced to use mass graves.
  2. Woosh

    Easily portable battery eBike

    it is possible to remove the battery but can only realistically be charged on the bike. Behind the aluminium badge at the front of the bike is a large cutout where you can pull the in-frame battery out. To do that, you have to remove the steerer tube first. Messy.
  3. Woosh

    Easily portable battery eBike

    You can use a bag battery with Anderson connector. It is very easy to disconnect and reconnect and does not produce sparks when re-inserted.
  4. Woosh

    Gear cable rerouting

    The clearance on the tsdz8 is about 10mm, same as on bafang BBS01/BBS02, enough for most bottom bracket cable guides. If yours is too tall, you can get these self adhesive low profile single guides: https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/m-part-self-adhesive-cable-guides Tsdz2b has about 7mm gap.
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    We still need to buy gas for the foreseeable future, albeit demand for gas will diminish 10 years from now.
  6. Woosh

    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    The defendant in court case on freedom of information is the FDA. They lost in 2022. The FDA admitted that the total page count was at least 451,000. Biden chipped in asking for the information to be released.The information is now in the public domain. Why don't you fact check? Dear Editor...
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    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    It's not Pfizer, it's the FDA which wants to keep their contract with Pfizer and vaccines authorisation details secret until 2096. Apparently, the FDA received documents from vaccines makers warning it about all sorts of issues with their vaccines prior to their emergency use authorisation.
  8. Woosh

    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    Evolution and direction of flu and COVID vaccines: The “first generation” did the job of reducing severe disease and death, but the next generation is focusing on durability, breadth, and easier delivery. 1. Influenza vaccines – development directions Toward a “universal” flu vaccine...
  9. Woosh

    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    I accept that. I too have had covid 3 times, they are all benign. I have had 6 covid jabs so far, 2 x Pfizer, the rest from AZ, Valneva, Moderna, J&J. No ill effect. You could have been affected by the T-cell response after the jab. 1. Seasonal influenza vaccines a) Inactivated flu vaccines...
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    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    Excellent question. The DSRO saves first the space of the plant, indirectly saves energy. It saves also on pretreatments of inflow water against algae, debris and bacteria, on pumping concentrated brine back out to sea. It can be coupled to a nearby off shore wind farm for electricity. They did...
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    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    Flu vaccines are about the least controversial, the risk of serious adverse effects is very small but not niil. Covid is a much more serious disease than flu. I have a friend who suffers from long covid until even now. She nearly died in hospital despite receiving all the jabs. Her husband also...
  12. Woosh

    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    You are clearly not convinced of the benefits of vaccinations. Knowing what you now know, would you still want your children and grandchildren be vaccinated?
  13. Woosh

    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    What do you believe? Which vaccines do you think are safe and effective?
  14. Woosh

    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    Big area of new development: Deep-Sea Reverse Osmosis (DSRO): This technology harnesses the immense natural pressure at depths of 400 meters or more to facilitate the desalination process. By utilizing this pressure, DSRO systems can reduce energy consumption by up to 40% compared to traditional...
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    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    Do you know that worldwide demand for electricity grows at 2% per annum and more than 90% of new capacity are wind and solar? That's even before hydro, geothermal and nuclear. Even poor countries like Pakistan go all out for renewables. Fossil fuels are more and more being treated as backup...
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    I have a suspicion that Russia is doing the spreading to help Trump.
  17. Woosh

    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Don't you know that nuclear reactors on ship run for 10-30 years between refuelling?
  18. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Before Yvette Cooper got reshuffled, French police, for the first time ever, have punctured migrant boats in the Channel.
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    Prices of the electricity we use to charge

    Margaret Thatcher sold off national grid in 1990.
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    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    Ask any Londoner, see how many agree that pollution is the same in London and Southend.