SALVAGING LIFE
ON EARTH
The biggest cause for the
degradation of environment is burning of fossil fuels
Burning of coal / gas / oil etc produces green-house gases , leading to global warming / floods / droughts etc
Everyone knows that the real long term solution is switching over to renewable energy sources such as wind / sun / tides etc
Can we tap earth's magnetism to produce abundant / unlimited / clean energy ?
I believe so and would request the scientists to consider my following suggestion :
Every school child knows that ,
> Electricity is generated when a copper wire is
rotated in
any magnetic field
> Earth is surrounded by a very strong magnetic
field
> This magnetic field is generated by the rotation
of molten
iron deep inside earth's core
> This magnetic field also protects us from
harmful
ultra-violet rays / gamma radiations
from space
Now , suppose we find a way to ,
> Construct a hollow cylinder of woven Copper
wires to
envelope the earth , 100 miles above
the earth's surface ( like those thin rings of
Saturn ? )
> Then , using small rocket thrusts , rotate this
cylinder in the direction opposite of earth's
rotation , to cut through its magnetic field
Will that generate electricity ?
I think so
With international co-operation such a project would take less time - and possibly money too - than the already successful international projects of the International Space Station or the Large Hadron Collider of CERN
It may be exciting to discover the God Particle and understand what makes up mass but I think , it is far more useful to find a permanent / clean source of energy to prevent the extinction of all life on earth by burning fossil fuels
* hemen parekh ( 25 March 2014 / Mumbai )
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