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Re: Derive energy from angular KE of earth?



What terminology will you allow us to use without invoking the wrath of
the semantics gods?

Bob at PC

Jim Green wrote:

At 08:51 22 12 2003 , the following was received:
The tidal power plant takes energy from the relative motion of water -
................
is not really important) value and energy is released in the process.

It is the same effect that friction has, only the energy is controlled and
extracted.

Energy is never "derived," "taken," "released," "controlled," nor "extracted."

Jim Green
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