Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Diesel engine

["Mike Orsay" <homeworld_general@hotmail.com>]

any sub large enough to hold that thing plus batteries plus life support 
plus all the other stuff you might need is large enough to hold a few hours 
worth of fuel for it.


>From: Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>
>Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Diesel engine
>Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 20:32:19 -0600
>
>But we're talking about over 1,600 gallons of diesel per HOUR to run
>it.  You have to keep that stuff somewhere, doncha think?
>Carl
>
>
>peter mckellar wrote:
> >
> > Hi all (Carl),
> >
> > Ive seen one of these, or something of vrey similar dimensions.  It was 
>in a basement cavern of a special built Disaster Recovery Centre for many 
>government departments in ACT, Australia.
> >
> > As a UPS, it would kick in when the power died and on the top floor you 
>could feel the building start falling into harmony with the stroke.  It put 
>a smile on most of the chicks in any meetings we held there :)
> >
> > Interestingly (and im not sure what it says about people in general), 
>the local mythology was this non-descript building, built behind a 
>telephone exchange, was a 'secret' ASIO (read CIA) hideout.  :)
> >
> > peter
> >
> > > That's the ticket!  man, what is the purpose of having something that
> > big?  Maybe for power generation?
>
>--
>"Indeed, desire is the seed of thought, the prime force that activates
>the mechanism of the mind." -- Kama Sutra

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