Here is yet another post that you might find of interest;
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Larry Wharton wrote;
> Negative viscosity is a wonderful thing. Just as positive viscosity
> works against us by wasting energy, negative viscosity may be used to
> create energy. It is what allows tornados to continue rotating without
> damping down.
Intriguing, much like Beardens description of the 'negative resistor'.
The Richard Clem engine is based on an effect he witnessed while working
for the city of Dallas. He noticed when a hot asphalt sprayer was shut
down, that it would continue to operate for up to 30 minutes.
Since asphalt at ambient temperatures is a solid, but when heated,
becomes liquid, the hotter, the more liquid, thus the lessening of the
viscosity...based on his observations, Clem basically copied the design
and substitued cooking oil for the fluid, because it was cheap and would
not break down at high temperaturs.
I think this lessening of viscosity and the correlation with tornadic
activity is brilliant! Good stuff Larry and Knuke!
If you want to read the Clem info, it is posted at;
http://keelynet.com/energy/clem1.htm and updated with
http://keelynet.com/energy/clem2.htm
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