PBS Newshour - Science "Water to Power"

[nwdiver]

They did a "mea culpa" at the end of todays (Wednesday) newshour.

I'm looking forward to watching. The Newshour is by far my favorite source of news. 'Free Energy' BS is a pet peeve of mine. This kind of mainstream promotion isn't just irresponsible. In the face of climate change it's dangerous.

BTW, how about the statement that an American house requires 30 kw. If you pull that 24 hours a day, that;'s 21.6 megawatt hours in a month, for an electric bill of $2500 even where juice is cheap. I don't think so.

Meh... I can let that slide... as was mentioned previously they likely meant 30kWh/day. I know engineers at work that get tripped up over kW vs kWh. We need better units for electrical Power vs Energy. No one says they need to get 10HP from the gas station... it sounds absurd.

I propose that 100kWh shall henceforth be known as an Elon

 

[nwdiver]

They did a "mea culpa" at the end of todays (Wednesday) newshour.

Hmmm... that was unsatisfying... they just read the editors note posted on their website. This isn't something nebulous like the risks of vaping... these are the laws of thermodynamics. The claim from yesterdays show was complete nonsense and they should have called it out as such...

 

[iwannam3]

I propose that 100kWh shall henceforth be known as an Elon

YES, excellent idea, I'm looking forward to 1.25 Elons in my Model 3 with the new batteries.

 

[nwdiver]

Been 2 years... saw another Malcolm Brabant segment tonight... still can't shake the memory of this nonsense. If there's any journalists out there... take note. You should refuse an assignment that's nonsense. It WILL tarnish your reputation for years or decades...

 

[RDoc]

This is a general problem with reporters, they don't actually know anything, they just repackage what they hear and regurgitate it.

 

[nwdiver]

This is a general problem with reporters, they don't actually know anything, they just repackage what they hear and regurgitate it.

Yeah... but these are college educated people. I expect them to understand the conservation of energy. That's like... Middle school stuff.