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Whoever drew that up is an idiot. It'll never work with the turbine lower than the water level in the funnel. *SMH* Such a simple mistake...
I dunna know. Looks to me like it would never work with the pump above the level of the liquid in the funnel. Pump (turbine in this case) below the static level of the liquid seems like it would work fine.

Was the photo changed after your post?

I am electrical in background. Please enlighten me.
 

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It is on par with the nonsense forced on the uninformed public, for example the local news is reporting that the pump storage facility will generate as much power as a nuclear power plant. What it will actually do is take a considerable amount of land and then the power will be bought whenever the power price is low and then it will return power to the grid when a significant profit can be made. There will be a net loss of power due to friction and evaporation.
Yes, operated for the benefit of the consumer it can be an asset, but the real intent is harvesting money for a select few that came up with the scheme.
I thought the use of pumped storage was to build up storage during non-peak times and then generate power back into the grid during peak times. The primary generating station(s) could then be sized based on 'average' draw rather than 'peak' demand.
Are you suggesting that those entities who invest in such an endeavor shouldn't be allowed to profit?
 

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I thought the use of pumped storage was to build up storage during non-peak times and then generate power back into the grid during peak times. The primary generating station(s) could then be sized based on 'average' draw rather than 'peak' demand.
Are you suggesting that those entities who invest in such an endeavor shouldn't be allowed to profit?
I am not opposed to businesses making a profit, I am opposed to folks taking private property to be used to enrich themselves at the expense of the public.

Yes, pump storage can be a good idea so you and I should find some pristine property and grab it using whatever BS that might get it for us. If you think that it will only be used as a giant storage battery, then you might be interested in a certain bridge in NYC.
 

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Can we just get back to chuckling?
 
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I was happy. My girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year, and so we decided to get married.
My parents helped us in every way, my friends encouraged me, and my girlfriend? She was a dream!
There was only one thing bothering me, very much indeed, and that one thing was her younger sister.

My prospective sister-in-law was twenty years of age and wore tight mini-skirts and low-cut blouses. She would regularly bend down when quite near me and I got many a pleasant view of her underwear. It had to be deliberate. She never did it when she was near anyone else.

One day little sister called and asked me to come over to check the wedding invitations. She was alone when I arrived. She whispered to me that soon I was to be married, and she had feelings and desires for me that she couldn't overcome and didn't really want to overcome.

She told me that she wanted to make love to me just once before I got married and committed my life to her sister. I was in total shock and couldn't say a word.

She said, "I'm going upstairs to my bedroom, and if you want to go ahead with it just come up and get me." I was stunned. I was frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs. When she reached the top she pulled down her panties and threw them down the stairs at me.

I stood there for a moment, then turned and went straight to the front door. I opened the door and stepped out of the house. I walked straight towards my car.

My future father-in-law was standing outside. With tears in his eyes, he hugged me and said, "We are very happy that you have passed our little test. We couldn't ask for a better man for our daughter. Welcome to the family."

The moral of this story is: Always keep your condoms in your car!
 
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I mowed the lawn today, and after doing so
I sat down and had a cool one.
The day was really quite beautiful, and the drink facilitated some deep thinking.
My wife walked by and asked me what I was doing,
and I said, "Nothing."
The reason I said "nothing" instead of saying "just thinking" is because she then would have asked, "About what?"
At that point I would have had to explain that men are deep thinkers about various topics, which would lead to other questions.
Finally I pondered an age old question: Is giving birth more painful than getting kicked in the nuts?
Women always maintain that giving birth is way more painful than a guy getting kicked in the nuts, but how could they know?
Well, after another sip, and some more heavy deductive thinking, I have come up with an answer to that question.
Getting kicked in the nuts is more painful than having a baby, and even though I obviously couldn't really know, here is the reason for my conclusion:
A year or so after giving birth, a woman will often say, "It might be nice to have another child."
But you never hear a guy say, "You know, I think I would like another kick in the nuts."
I rest my case.
 
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I thought the use of pumped storage was to build up storage during non-peak times and then generate power back into the grid during peak times. The primary generating station(s) could then be sized based on 'average' draw rather than 'peak' demand.
Yes, they are basically just giant batteries. Very cheap for the capacities needed, but yeah, take up a lot of room.

I dunna know. Looks to me like it would never work with the pump above the level of the liquid in the funnel. Pump (turbine in this case) below the static level of the liquid seems like it would work fine.

Was the photo changed after your post?

I am electrical in background. Please enlighten me.
If the outlet were lower than the turbine than it would work until it ran out of water. If the outlet is higher than the turbine it would work until the water levels equalize. As it is drawn, the water will drain out of the outlet until the two sides are of equal level.
However it's set up, it would be very short lived. Far from perpetual.
 

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