Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You really need to put the engineering text book down and step into the real world once in a while.

The primary use of electricity for heat is not heat pumps even in this age.

Ya, @Spuds , don't be ah debaten electric heaters with ol Tcoat, he has too much history on ya -


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Is that a picture of a wheel next to an actual wheel?

Originally Posted by soundman98

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You really need to put the engineering text book down and step into the real world once in a while.

The primary use of electricity for heat is not heat pumps even in this age.

I have a real heat pump.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Have all the BRZ owners gone away?

You not heard? BRZee's had an inbuilt "self destruct" code, something to do with valves, brake calipers and exhaust shooting flames.. Well, all BRZeees have gone to car heaven...

[korhun]

Originally Posted by JD001

You not heard? BRZee's had an inbuilt "self destruct" code, something to do with valves, brake calipers and exhaust shooting flames.. Well, all BRZeees have gone to car heaven...

What do you mean? I've just driv.. You mean.. my car was made in China?

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Is that a picture of a wheel next to an actual wheel?

it's a dart board i though it was something more random like that too when i first saw the pic

Originally Posted by JD001

You not heard? BRZee's had an inbuilt "self destruct" code, something to do with valves, brake calipers and exhaust shooting flames.. Well, all BRZeees have gone to car heaven...

uh-oh...

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I call , what do you call THIS?


humfrz

Ok, but it only comes once a month.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You really need to put the engineering text book down and step into the real world once in a while.

The primary use of electricity for heat is not heat pumps even in this age.

So you are saying that by making an (admittedly inappropriate) assumption based on my real world experience in house shopping twice in the Mid Atlantic region of the USA, as well as my experience with a number of domiciles of friends and family, most of which have heat pumps for heat, I need to base my statements more on real world experience? That is an interesting proposition.

Perhaps you have some experience with @korhun's region of Turkey and can confirm what sources of electric heat are most prevalent?

Where I grew up in NY, we had hot water baseboard heat with an oil furnace. That's what that picture looks like to me. Are you suggesting that is also hot water heater by a resistive element, or a resistive element radiator?

Also, korhun, what kind of electric heat would you say is most prevalent?

[JD001]

Originally Posted by soundman98

it's a dart board i though it was something more random like that too when i first saw the pic



uh-oh...

My head hurts, I can't put 2 and 2 together.. I need to do a @humfrz or something..

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

So you are saying that by making an (admittedly inappropriate) assumption based on my real world experience in house shopping twice in the Mid Atlantic region of the USA, as well as my experience with a number of domiciles of friends and family, most of which have heat pumps for heat, I need to base my statements more on real world experience? That is an interesting proposition.

Perhaps you have some experience with @korhun's region of Turkey and can confirm what sources of electric heat are most prevalent?

Where I grew up in NY, we had hot water baseboard heat with an oil furnace. That's what that picture looks like to me. Are you suggesting that is also hot water heater by a resistive element, or a resistive element radiator?

Also, korhun, what kind of electric heat would you say is most prevalent?

Nah dude that is a common baseboard heater which outstrips heat pumps by a long shot. Just because your house hunting is in expensive areas doesn't make heat pumps more common. And who the hell uses "domicile" in normal conversation?

[korhun]

Originally Posted by Spuds

So you are saying that by making an (admittedly inappropriate) assumption based on my real world experience in house shopping twice in the Mid Atlantic region of the USA, as well as my experience with a number of domiciles of friends and family, most of which have heat pumps for heat, I need to base my statements more on real world experience? That is an interesting proposition.

Perhaps you have some experience with @korhun's region of Turkey and can confirm what sources of electric heat are most prevalent?

Where I grew up in NY, we had hot water baseboard heat with an oil furnace. That's what that picture looks like to me. Are you suggesting that is also hot water heater by a resistive element, or a resistive element radiator?

Also, korhun, what kind of electric heat would you say is most prevalent?

I was thinking of something like this:

Or the modern infrared ones like:



I was expecting an answer like: "electricity is the movement of electrons, so there is a kinetic energy already present in it. So it can turn a motor easier" kind of answer

Anyway, I had a bad memory with those electric heaters. When I was 18 years old, I've attended driving lessons to get my driving license. The place we were driving was very, very cold. And we waited other candidates to finish their driving session in that cold. There was only one car and it was this:

When we finished, we went to a room, which had a electric heater in it. And I put my foots near to it. At last my foots were getting warm. Then I realized that, one of my shoe is on fire Nothing happened, but.. oh man.. I still remember how it hurt.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Spuds

So you are saying that by making an (admittedly inappropriate) assumption based on my real world experience in house shopping twice in the Mid Atlantic region of the USA, as well as my experience with a number of domiciles of friends and family, most of which have heat pumps for heat, I need to base my statements more on real world experience? That is an interesting proposition.

Perhaps you have some experience with @korhun's region of Turkey and can confirm what sources of electric heat are most prevalent?

Where I grew up in NY, we had hot water baseboard heat with an oil furnace. That's what that picture looks like to me. Are you suggesting that is also hot water heater by a resistive element, or a resistive element radiator?

Also, korhun, what kind of electric heat would you say is most prevalent?

My understanding is that radiant heat pump systems are quite common on the eastern side of the US, but everywhere else from the midwest to the west, to other countries, it's not as common.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Combustion is an exothermic chemical reaction, and "engines" harvest that heat to produce motion. Engines only harvest a fraction of that energy, hence why they typically get hot.

Wait, what?

The expanding gas from combustion is what is used to produce motion, heat is a byproduct of having to use combustion.

IE you can use compressed air to turn over an engine, you can't turn over an engine by just introducing more heat into the system.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nah dude that is a common baseboard heater which outstrips heat pumps by a long shot. Just because your house hunting is in expensive areas doesn't make heat pumps more common. And who the hell uses "domicile" in normal conversation?

Immigration officer?? An illegal immigrant?? I can't think of anyone else.....