--benificial/healing properties of swelling in the body--

  i had a part of my bod swell up the other week, and the issue generated some thoughts/insights about the condition, and it's natural medical value--


  the skinny--

  i suggest, that in addition to the benefit of immobilizing the area of injury to the body, there are more, far greater values, to this natural healing system...i feel that when an area of the body swells, it can be described more pointedly, as "re-hydrated", or "super-hydrated", this "super-hydration", dilutes any toxins present at the site, and increases the "surface-area" of the injury( spreading out the damaged tissues), with the toxins in the area diluted, they are more easily removed from the site, via being absorbed by the blood, to be taken away to the muscles beneath( "o2"), and then to the liver, for disposal of the unwanted remaining material( "o2 + remainder"), after an "exchange" occurs, within the epidermis...where some of the toxins are evaporated, and left on the surface of the skin, and some are sent back to the muscles( in the form of "o2 + remainder"...see "sympathetic hydration" post)...i further suggest, that the site of injury will continue to hydrate( swell), until all of the toxins are removed from the area, and the tissue has resumed normal function...

--for more of my opinions, regarding "swelling dynamics" within the body, see my "sympathetic hydration "post--

 best wishes, john kruschke--

--inert-gas surgical atmospheric benefits( cancer removal)--

--i have been rolling this one around a looong time--

an epiphany--

   i am totally "talking out of my back-side" on this one...possibly requiring a "verbal-proctologist", or other specialist, in the field of "B.S.", to intervene...or, i could be right...
i have no idea--



  the skinny--

   cancer requires oxygen to grow( like all things in nature...both large, and small), and unfortunately, a large amount of "o2" gets introduced into the abdomen during a cancer operation, this remaining "o2"( in the abdomen, post-op), is then absorbed by the body( good)...and also by any remaining cancer cells( not so good), if this is the case( and some/any cancer remains), the cancer growth-cycle continues, rapidly...

conclusion--

   i suggest, that if the atmosphere the operation is preformed in, is an environment that has no "o2"...but instead is comprised of helium, argon, or another inert gas( the least expensive type available)...no further cancer growth will likely occur...due to there being no "o2"( nature's building-blocks), present in the abdomen, effectively maintaining the body's "vacuum", or lack of oxygen, within the "thoracic cavity"--

affordable application--

  a device to make this concept affordable( a simple inflatable clear plastic chamber, similar to a baby's incubator, with a hole in the bottom), that is fixed/glued/taped to the patient( via an adhesive), with hand-portals to reach the surgical implements on a tray inside( to perform the operation), while the chamber is pressurized with an inert gas...is...
(not ready)--

best wishes, john kruschke--

note--

  --i feel that this B.S., is good B.S., to speak to a doctor about, as a joke, or something to make conversation, and nothing more--

--verbal dyslexia( and it's potential remedies)--

    i noticed a person speaking to someone at work the other day, that
was having trouble with speech, i had a few moments to make observations,
and drew some conclusions, about the person's wellness, and possible
future...here goes--


observations--

   after the person left, others mentioned that they thought the lady was
brain-damaged( and that speaking to her was great, but patience was
needed, as the conversation takes awhile, due to her ailment)--

   i felt that she was not brain-damaged, but was in fact, experiencing a type of
"verbal-dyslexia"...she kept stopping her speech, and "catching herself", before
saying the wrong word...after listening more carefully, i began to believe that the
woman was saying the words in the sentence she was trying to convey, inverted...
every-so-often, like individuals with dyslexia do, when they read, or write--

an epiphany--

  for this reason, i am suggesting, that extreme dyslexia, can present it's-self in
a person's speech-patterns( if the lady in question was indeed brain-damaged,
i feel she would not be "catching-herself" saying the wrong word, but would
instead be oblivious to the error, and would not attempt a correction)--

  this also leads me to believe, that a great many people with strokes, and other
brain injuries, that inhibit "quality speech-patterns", are, very much, "all-there"(mentally),
but are unable to convey the thoughts they have to others, properly( this lady
seemed quite sharp)--

conclusion--

  what to do??...i feel that it may be of use for this person to seek-out a speech
therapist, where specific exercises could be learned, to "rehab" word selection,
and delivery, from the speakers vocabulary...perhaps, by having the subject
sing "happy-birthday"( a song held in most peoples long-term memory), while
the person was reading the words( on a chalk-board in front of them, or other form of
media), would be a good exercise...as this utilizes the "visual", or "reading-portion",
of the brain, thereby improving word selection, via "locking-in", good "word selection
tendencies", in the person's speech-patterns( using methods currently in practice for
combating dyslexia in reading and writing)--

verbal exercise #1--

   expanding on the concept mentioned above, the practice of having a patient singing
along with a song that the person "knows-by-heart", while the subject reads the lyrics
off of a tv-screen( i suggest utilizing the old bouncing ball, that lands on each word in the
song...a thing some of us "older-folks" may remember from childhood), may work better
than a chalk-board, for younger people( as video is a much more familiar medium for those born
after the "tele-tubbies" were first broadcast)--

verbal exercise #2--

   i feel a person with dyslexia/speech dyslexia, might be able to do rehab at home, via
reading a book out-loud to their "significant-other", as a means of practicing "good
word-selection"...to enhance both vocabulary, and speech-quality, at the same time...
( eventually reducing/eliminating verbal stuttering)--

 personal note--

  verbal exercise #2 , may also induce a response from the listener, that the other
"significant-other"( the speaker), might enjoy...  :o)

  --speak to your doctor about this idea's wisdom, and potential merits( if any), before deploying it--

best wishes, john kruschke--

--earthquake fundamental dynamics--

   i had some thoughts about this issue many, many, years ago, my recent post involving
tsunami's brought them back to mind...

 the concept--

  well, the earth has many fault-lines, at these joints, where one part of the earth's crust meets the other, one is moving upward, towards the surface( to create a mountain), and one is going down, to the earth's core( to be re-melted into magma, that flows)...

  the friction at these lines, is what holds them tightly together, so, when an earthquake happens, this contact( at an angle...45 degrees??), is momentarily broken, and one plate slips against the other( one goes up, and one goes down)...i suggest, the rumbling we feel, is likely the jarring action of the plates, loosing contact, and then regaining it, thereby vibrating both, huge plates, in a "harmonic" that is based on the rhythm of the friction being lost, and then regained( in a regular cycle)--

  in this way, we can see the two plates of the earth's crust, as "ginormous"( not giant, not enormous...bigger), tuning forks, one mimics the vibrations of the other( from movement), as we live on the side of both tuning forks, this is an issue...for we must endure the resulting harmonics, each plate incurs, each time friction is lost between the two--

volcanic natural engineering factors--

  these fault-lines, at the tectonic plates, also give rise to another phenomenon, the volcano...likely a result of a spot in the earth's plates, that has lost contact all together, between the two, like a "knot-hole" in two planks of wood( perhaps in a flat-bottom boat??), the gap between the boards is strong, all along the joint, except at the "knot-hole"( missing wood), this hole heals up( in a volcano), from the magma cooling, but, after a certain amount of pressure is reached, in the liquid magma below( from a swell of magma, or an earthquake...that causes plate movement), the plug is blown-out, or begins to leak, thereby causing the volcano to erupt magma, that flows out between the two tectonic plates, cools, and increases the size of the volcano( mountain)--

  conclusion--

    the final question at hand, seems to be, what causes an earthquake, and can we stop one...as i feel the process of "continental shift", has been going on for a very long time, and will continue to do so, an earthquake can not be stopped, due to the phenomenon being an important part of the earth's development/maintenance( tectonic plates move up, to make mountains, and they go down, to replenish magma in the earth's core)...although, in the case of a volcano, i suggest we can test/derive, the quality of the plug( "knot-hole"), in the fault-line, via core-sampling, and sonic testing of the depth of the plug...in addition to our current( wise), practice of monitoring the vibrations( harmonics), of the fault-line( tuning-forks), to predict volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes--

   as for what causes an earthquake, i feel the answer is about changes in pressure, of the magma in the earth's core, possibly from cooler "tectonic plate material", breaking off the underside of a plate, then hitting( splashing into), the ultra-hot magma, causing a swell, and resulting in a pressure spike, against the underside of the two tectonic plates, that are against each other at the "fault-line"...

   therefore, i view the earth's crust as a delicate "stale-mate", between being hurled out into space, and sucked( pulled), to the very center of the core...this balance is somewhat delicate, if viewed in giant terms...in my opinion, the pressure of the magma, is the third contingent, that can break the tie, momentarily, and cause "continental drift"/earthquakes, to occur--

   i hope these thoughts are of use to scientists, attempting to make life for us all living on the "tuning forks", less hazardous...

--best wishes, john kruschke--

--thoughts about m.s.( multiple sclerosis)--

   i noticed a person walking today, that i believe had "M.S."...as i understand, a person with M.S. has issues with nerves that "cross-fire", to another nerve close by, causing unwanted flinches, and inaccurate motor function( not the desired motion, or smoothness)...

   i meditated on what little good i could do the man, he was walking/marching( a long distance i believe), which seemed like a good idea, as stopping walking, biking, ect...might cause those abilities to be lost much faster, the most important thing that occurred to me( at that moment), was that, if this person walked more slowly, and deliberately, the man would be developing a "muscle-firing pattern" that was correct( but slow...), the slowness is of use, as i feel low voltages are less likely to "cross-fire"...like "plug-wires" on a car often do...

a flash-in-the-pan--

   i feel, that if we see the body's nerves, in an "automotive fashion"( like spark-plug-wires), the concept of "cross-firing" is less mysterious, as most mechanics know that a "cross-fire", that occurs regularly, builds a "carbon-track", and the miss-fire becomes constant...the same mechanic, could also tell you, that if you move the plug-wire a little( away from the metal, or other plug wire), that the "cross-firing" will stop...also, the longer the plug-wire does not "cross-fire", the more road-grime, dirt, ect...builds up, thereby healing/sealing the "cross-fire" site, on the plug-wire...unfortunately, in a spark-plug-wire, we can not lower the voltage, to stop the spark from jumping( if we could, this would work)--

conclusion--

   seen medically, the voltages the body uses to work the muscles, do have variable voltages, as i feel a slow movement, is created by a lower voltage firing-pattern( and a quick one, the reverse...a high voltage)...i feel this indicates, that, slow regular firing patterns( low voltages), like moving the head in a small circle, or moving the arms slowly, would allow a person to "train" the body, to perform a specific movement, that utilizes "low-voltage actuation" of the muscles...in short, the principal seems to be that, the less the nerve "cross-fires", the faster it will "heal-up", like a plug-wire that has been moved away from the undesired "ark-point", in a car's engine...and thus has been "rehabilitated", or "repaired"--

real-world practice of this idea--

   i see this concept, as being present in the "tai chi" martial art, the muscle firing patterns learned there, are developed by repeating a slow repetitive form( or motion), over, and over, until the body has memorized the pattern, and the body's muscles have been "trained"( and the pattern is "learned"),  "laying in wait", ready to repeat the motions, at a moments notice...very rapidly, in one, fluid, succinct, motion--

rehab summary--

  once a basic muscle pattern is learned( by moving slowly), modifications to the pattern are easily deployed, allowing more and more variations, of the pattern being trained, until unlimited modifications of the pattern are possible, and full range of movement is regained--

  example--

    i suggest, that if a person's left hand, and arm, works poorly from an injury, a simple pattern of lifting the hand could be trained, once this was mastered, at a slow speed( low voltage signals to the arm muscles), without "cross-firing"( erratic movement), the speed, or strength of the movement, could be increased( higher and higher voltages to the muscle groups), after this simple pattern was mastered, it could be slightly modified( perhaps by raising the arm, and rotating the hand, from palm up, to palm down), after this was mastered, the pattern could be modified once again, this process, would then repeat, until unlimited modifications of the initial pattern is achieved...and the person has been "rehabilitated"--

   also of note...this concept may be useful, or already in use, for persons with other neurological issues( brain damage, "M.D.", ect...)...

  i hope this idea is of some good, to any physicians out there, treating america, or those abroad( ask your doctor if this is good sense, or total "B.S."...)--


 best wishes, john kruschke--

--optical retraining--

   i am thinking about the eye, and it's many ailments the last few days...about near/far sighted issues, lazy pupil dilation, and others, as a result, i have been trying some simple eye exercises, to improve focus potential, at near, and far, distances--

  my techniques/results( B.S.)--

   to start with, i am noticing that if a person has cornea damage, i believe the reason their vision goes bad after a short while, is due to the eye constantly trying to readjust the pupil, to see through a scratched/damaged cornea( like a broken window)...therefore, i suggest that the solution is for the eye to have a patch( blinder), to prevent this "over-focus condition" from causing a miss-shaping of the retina( due to over-building of the small muscle tissue within the eye, in one part of the retina's ring), thus, causing poor vision--

  i also suggest, "optical work-outs", with regular repetitions, that will "pump-your-retinas-up", like arnold's bulging retina's, that won "mr universe", a couple billion times( humor, be it dry)...

  the question--

  can we exercise a certain part of the retina's ring, to cause it to be correctly round, instead of deploying lasers( i feel lasers can "cook" the retina, like a steak in the microwave, causing a slow-focus condition, due to "over-stiff " retina tissue)??...so, i believe the answer is, yes( an exercise will work), by looking through a lens, in a special pair of glasses( one that causes a certain part of the ring of the retina to contract)...in this way, we can cause a natural tightness, in the retina's muscle tissue, very much like a person's abdominal muscles get, after many sit-ups...causing correct optical function, of the retina( tightening a specific portion of the retina's smooth muscle, like "lasik eye surgery" does)--


 another insight--

   can we do a work-out, to improve focus time, from near to far, and there-by increase how close a person can focus, and how far away they can see??...i believe we can--


   the exercise--

--(talk to your eye-doctor about the silliness of this concept, and the wisdom...if any, of trying it)--

  look at your watch-face, as close as you can, so the hands, and small ticks( analog watch), are barely in focus, then look as far away as you can, and try to focus( best done outside, or at a window), repeat this as many times as you can, until bored, or a headache sets in--

  the idea is to force the retina to go as close as possible( in it's range), and then as far away as it can( in it's range), as quickly as possible, there-by increasing range, and reaction time, in the same exercise...


summary--

  so far, i have had good results, i will post more later, the only negative side effects thus far, are odd looks from strangers/passers-by, not "up-to-speed" on my little experiment( i have yet to be hauled off to the loony-bin during an exercise session)--

   best wishes...john kruschke--

--the low-displacement drags--

     here is a neat idea i had, for a "car-guy's magazine", that i feel could forward the automotive industry...and our efforts to protect the environment--

  the concept--

  only older cars, (1929 - 1979)...there is a "displacement cap"(maximum), per class of car racing...the engine is reduced in cubic-inches, via "re-sleeving" the block, anything goes after that...if the car looks "stock"(with the hood shut), and the full interior appears as "factory"( not stripped)--

   this means...any cam, lifter, special engine oil/additives, turbos, superchargers, ect...are allowed...may the best man/woman win..."keep the rubber side down"--

  note-- 

   if you would like to be in the first issue of this rag, call me, or send an e-mail( my e-mail, and "snail-mail" address, with my current phone # , are in my profile...located in the "side-bar" of this blog)--
 
   best wishes, john kruschke--

  

--wooden ship bilge/leak dynamics--

 a flash-in-the-pan--  


   i was watching television the other day( a program about boats), and it occurred to me that the reason wooden ships leak into the bilge very much( when first launched), and then "seal up tight", after sailing the oceans for awhile, is due to the bottom of the hull becoming covered in barnacles, and other marine life( like a floating coral-reef, on the oceans surface)--


conclusion--

   this condition, combined with the pressures of the ocean, attempting to flood the boat, through the hull, seals the boat( from the marine growth being pressed tightly into the cracks of the hull, creating a good seal)--


a note to the bridge--

   this leads me to suggest, that "keel-hauling" persons not-in-good-standing with the captain, may diminish hull integrity( via the dislodging of barnacles/marine growth on the hull incurred during the procedure), potentially increasing bilge-pump time, and frequency...a small amount--

  best wishes, john kruschke--

--intellectual entrepreneurs--

   something i wrote down yesterday, while sipping coffee, at my favorite
spot( i have been rolling this idea around awhile)--



  intellectual entrepreneurs(a problem solving company)--


      we solve problems, by providing good solutions, in a timely manner, for an
appropriate amount...from small issues, to serious problems, we will prevail...for you--
( there is a small fee for "the initial consultation", or a flat-rate, for "think-tank time" and a solution, w/presentation...laser-pointer and projector supplied)--


   lost your dog?...we will research the breed, their tendencies, and correlate the
landscape of your neighborhood, to provide good insights on the "where-abouts" of
the beast--


  need to know how to build a bridge across the english channel?...we will find a britt
that lives there, and research the weather, sea conditions, and the price of fish-n-chips( on
both sides of the bridge you are trying to build), as well as deriving bridge construction
options/viability of project--

                --we are serious, and we work for you--

best wishes, john kruschke--

--et's cell phone( bill past due)--

    ET...proof that if you call with the right phone, not only does someone answer,
but they show up...

 ET's phone--

   i viewed the one at the "museum of science and industry" awhile back, as i remember, it was the satellite dish ET constructed, in the film about him...it was made with a record player, umbrella, saw-blade, and some silverware...there was also a green rubber-looking string( a paddle-game's rubber cord, that retracted the arm that moved the saw blade, the strap went from the record-players arm, to the tree branch, and also around the back of the player, to provide a retract system for turning the saw blade)--

   so, the tree branch turned the record-players turn-table with the fork, that was retracted out of the way, instantly, by the green paddle-game cord, the saw blade was painted blue, to insulate the steel of the blade in areas other than where contact was desired, to bridge the two contacts held against the blade, these wires went to the keypad of the "speak-and-spell", the pattern of unpainted areas on the saw-blade, were "contact areas" for the wires held against the saw-blade, that went to the keypad of the "speak-and-spell", for simulating a person typing the letters in, over and over( automated input)--

    next, the "speak-and-spell's" speaker was taped to a walkie-talkie, to covert the audible, repeated, message, to one that was an "R-F signal", by the two hand-held walkie-talkies, the second walkie-talkie, went to an old tv receiver, for the "UHF band", this was then affixed to a tin can, that sent the "R-F radio waves" downward, to the umbrella, that was covered in tin-foil, to reflect these waves outward, into space...
 
  the bottom line...what was the message he sent??

  answer--   "send help"( "HELP" )...and they did...


note--

  i believe the modern system of bouncing the signal going in/out, to a light-weight reflector, suspended in front-of the center of the dish, came from the same person that built this first device...( allowing less expensive, and smaller/more powerful dishes to exist...since the signal goes from the center of the dish, to the reflector suspended in front of it, and is then bounced backwards, to the large reflector of the dish, containing the receiver/transmitter...and then on into space)--

  best wishes, john kruschke

--baseball-bat sweet-spot/performance factors--

   my last post got me thinking, about the "sweet-spot" of a bat, when hitting a ball out-of-the-park...here is how i feel this relates to my last post( "leaning tower of pizza")...



the skinny--

     at the end of the bat, the speeds are highest, and the most leverage is present...or is it??...yes, the speeds are the highest there, but at the veery end of the bat, there is no weight, or mass, for the ball to react to, both equally, and oppositely--

the point--

 i suggest, that this is the reason the "sweet-spot" of a bat, is not at the exact end of the bat...but lies a bit closer to the handle--

conjecture--

   there are also "harmonic flex-factors" in the bat( a known topic of discussion), but the exact location of the best "flex-spot", that yields the greatest force on the ball being struck, is not...i suggest, this "sweet-spot"on the bat, could be the area that is most equal, in mass/force, to the weight/speed, of the ball being thrown, for the bat/batter to hit, and that the "sweet-spot" on the bat, is a slight distance from the end( but not at the tip)--

summary--

     no numbers yet on this one( i feel they are in this blog though), the "prop", and "lateral tork" calcs, have the type of math needed to predict the ideal "sweet-spot" of a bat, from the weight of ball/bat/speed of throw, and swing...as well as the distance a ball will travel, from a hit( depending on angle)...

    i may crunch this one "long-hand" in this post at a later date...

   best wishes, john kruschke--

--the leaning tower of pizza--

    the "archimedes post" the other day, got me thinking about the leaning tower of pizza...i believe the math for that post can be used to crunch the numbers that structure is experiencing, here goes--


the skinny--

    tower weight, + angle of lean( derive angle from height/distance off-center), % 2, = pounds of force in the direction of the lean, minus 1 = foot-pounds in the direction of the lean...


  the numbers--

    32,000,000 pounds  + 3.9984 degrees = 32,000,003.9984

    32,000,003.9984  % 2 = 16,000,001.9992 pounds of force in the direction of the lean

    16,000,001.9992 - 1 =  16,000,000.9992 foot-pounds of force in the direction the structure is leaning--


  so, that's the news, the leaning tower of pizza has 16,000,000.9992 foot-pounds of force trying to knock it over...
 

    the other side( trailing-side of tilt)--

    on the other side( the trailing-side of the tilt), different math is needed,  if the tower were exactly straight, there would be 16,000,000 pounds, or 15,999,999 foot-pounds( of force), pushing away from the center of the tower, in all directions, however, once the tower begins to tilt, the weight shifts, to the tilting side, from all the other directions, until there is no weight on any sides, but the tilting side--

 calc for trailing side--
 
    the trailing side has -3.9985 pounds( -3.9984 foot-pounds) pushing away from the lean, and + 3.9985 pounds( or, +3.9984 foot-pounds) pushing in the direction of the lean--

cumulative lateral tork calc--

    by combining the totals( 16,000,000.9992 foot-pounds + 3.9984 foot-pounds), pushing in the direction of the lean, from both sides, we get 16,000,004.9976 foot-pounds of "lateral tork", trying to tip the structure over--

     ciao, john kruschke--

--archimedes leveraged( vaulted) roof system--

the concept--

    i was scribbling on the public dry-erase board, at a very nice coffee shop, in the downtown area today...here are my thoughts, and a few numbers to "roll around"--


    i noticed this morning, that a roof can hold twice the weight, if the "roof-face" on each side, has a "fulcrum point" closer to the top of the wall that the eves of the roof sit upon...in this way, the usual "a-frame" can be "cantilevered", in a sense( diagram soon to uploaded), the concept is based on the premise that, each "fulcrum-point" before the "base" of the roof, divides the downward force, by 2, on each side of the roof( on each "roof-face"), this reduces the force, trying to spread the top of the 4 walls of the structure( a small shed for example), resulting in the collapse of the structure, into itself--

   if a shed has 200 pounds of weight( the roof materials), against the walls it sits on, 200 is divided by 2( and 100 is the resulting value), to each side of the roof...at the point of the usual "a-frame" cross-beam, the force is also divided by two, one force going down to the foundation, and one going at 90 degrees away from the center of the "a-frame" of the roof( see diagram)--

note--

   if we view the physical results of this building style, the way the weight is managed becomes more obvious...it's like having a traditional roof, on top of another roof, with a steeper pitch, the top has a traditional "a-frame" shape, and only the weight above the cross-bar of the top "a-frame" is relative to this first "a-frame", in the roof structure...allowing it to reduce the spreading loads below it, while still handling the weight of the entire roof, even though it's splitting the load with the steeper pitched "a-frame" portion, at the lower part of the roof...also, the lower spars go from the center of the upper cross-bar of the top "a-frame" of the roof, and this centers the load, on each side of the roof, that's trying to spread away from the center of the structure( "cantilevered" )...this puts the load of the lower roof in the center of the top "a-frame" of the roof...and also moves roof loads, to the areas that the roof sits on( the walls)...

   this amount, is the force trying to "flatten the building"( 50 is this value), this concept explains the effectiveness, and dynamics, of "flying-buttresses" utilized in Europe long ago, for the building of structures( churches), with "vaulted-ceilings", which had to overcome engineering issues regarding their surface-area/weight ratio, and the need for the structure to stand, while delivering the desired volume within( essentially, these "buttresses" were on the outside of the structure, resisting the pressures of the roof wanting to spread the walls, from a force-vector that was pushing down, and away...not directly down, on the roof's supporting walls...this allowed the removal of the traditional cross-bar of a roof's upper "a-frame" structure, due to the "flying buttresses" presence handling the weight, in their absence)--


best wishes, john kruschke--

--the euro/euro-zone crisis--

   as i understand it, the "euro" is utilized in countries within the "euro-zone"(members of the "euro-group"), the power of being in the group, seems to be, that it counter-acts inflation, from region, to region, in Europe...if one country is not doing well, the currency remains at a high value, regardless of the circumstances, but, if one country does poorly(unfavorable job/investment potential), the value of the "euro" drops, correspondingly--

    i suggest, that without the "euro group", some of the countries in the group would be doing horribly badly, instead of having a small drop in the "euro group" value...for the smart investor, this can be viewed as an opportunity, similar to the situation the united states experienced during the "great depression"...those with money in the United states, at that time, were able to go to areas with reduced commerce( having less money), and purchase goods, or services, at a rate that provided a huge financial gain, deriving the exact area( country) in the "euro group", that the "euro" spends well, would be of good financial value, for investing--


     ciao...john kruschke--

--oscillating current( battery-life extension system)--

   oscillating current...the idea is simple, but i feel it may be of use, for a variety of things, to extend battery life, and to reduce total usage of items drawing power, in the home, or work-place...

  the concept--

    i suggest, that if a switch is placed between a device being used, and the power source, that is then turned on and off, very rapidly, the person using the item will not notice the "off-time"( for most devices), hence, i believe that full-power is not needed, to run most devices...


real world practice(of this technique)--

    this principal is already in use in the film industry...as, a movie, and it's many frames on the film-reel, add up, to a visual experience that can be enjoyed, even though gaps exist between frames--


electrical example--

   i feel, that utilizing this concept at home, in your kitchen, is of great value...as a toaster, blender, ect, ect, can also be oscillated on-and-off, in this manner, thus saving a huge amount of power( as the battery, or electric company, does notice the "off-time" that the device is experiencing)--


oscillating current duty cycle(on-and-off time)--

    the duration of on-and-off time(duty cycle), would vary, from device to device, depending on the amount of "off-time" the device being operated can tolerate, while still performing satisfactorily for the user--

    i feel this form of power conservation has vast possibilities, is viable, and could be deployed with minimal effort--


best wishes, john kruschke--

--"batt-capps"( instantly rechargeable batteries)--

  i have been rolling this one around for awhile, here goes--


oscillating current principal( for use with "batt-capps")--

     i suggest, that if a battery is veeeery rapidly oscillated, on-and-off, while connected to a draw, it looses its charge at a lesser rate, from the "off-time" adding-up, or compounding...i feel this concept can also be used when working with capacitors, thus solving an "electronic-riddle" that has puzzled a great may electricians, for as long as there has been power( how to instantly charge/recharge a battery??)--

the concept( "batt-capps")--

   we all know if a capacitor is put to a load, it discharges instantly, but, i suggest, that if the capacitor had a veerryy rapid oscillation, of being connected, and then disconnected from the load, it would not have time to fully discharge, thus, the capacitor is now acting as a battery( due to the capacitor having a working "deep-cycle", like a battery does)--

the point--

   providing a way for a capacitor to have a "deep-cycle", is important, as this is the main difference between a battery, and a capacitor...the other favorable thing about a capacitor( being instantly rechargeable), would remain...and the battery, or "batt-capp", if installed in a car, or other device, would be rechargeable in seconds( to full capacity)--

conclusion--

    i feel this concept has promise, although heat may need to be "sinked" away from the "batt-capp", while recharging( at this rapid a rate)...also, the amount of "deep-cycle" gained from utilizing this "oscillating-current principal", is unknown to me( at present), and will require study to derive good results--


best wishes...john kruschke-- 

--calc adjustments--

 the adjustments--

   looks like there are 5,280 feet in one mile, i roughed the numbers there( i am quite certain, some folks have already noticed this, and "chucked it up a tad", to get the numbers straight)....also, the cubic centimeters for a square-foot is off a bit too( 1,728 cubic-inches, and 28,316.5 cubic-centimeters)...are the right amounts--

update--

    i will be editing the calcs in a few days, so they are fully workable, including the "nano-seconds" portion of my "exponential geo-syc degradation" post( there is a glitch in the beginning, that i put there to make the problem less effort to solve...wink...), this must be corrected--


 best wishes, john kruschke--

--the top of the world( Tibet)-mindful social solution--

   i was thinking about the Dalai-lama, China, and the customs of both places today... here are my thoughts--


    from the perspective of the Lama, i imagine being in Tibet, sipping tea, would be time well spent, and very desirable...it occurs to me, the main reason he is unable to do that( at this moment), could be from decisions made, for cultural, and religious reasons, to stay out of two world wars...


the decisions/reasons/speculation--

   Tibet stayed clear of both world wars, had they been actively allied with the United states, and others, i feel they would not be a part of China today, the Tibetan's reason for non-involvement in those conflicts, was that they do not believe in solving problems with violence...they try to "do no harm", while practicing Buddhist principals, and living in a "mindful way"--


a thought--

   i can't help thinking that, although they do not believe in fighting, or harming others, they could act "like a good mother does", and apply bandages to the children fighting, instead of joining in the violence--

a possible solution--

  hence, i suggest, the formation of the "Tibetan medical corps"...the Tibetans could be medics, and save those they can...i feel if a soldier tells his son the reason he is alive, is because a holy man risked his life to save his, the Tibetan culture will be better understood, and respected--

my opinion--

--( they are very brave, and are willing to endure great hardship, both for their principals, and the safety of others)--


summary--

      i have always got the feeling, that a great many in this world, view the Tibetan people as a group who like to sit around and pray all day, and won't swat flies...the perspective might be changed a bit, if you are the "fly", under heavy fire, that a Tibetan would rather others not "swat"... into the next life--

     if this concept is deemed viable, and is deployed, i would be willing to don a "sherpa-cap" and/or Tibetan sash, while tending wounded...in any theater they are needed--
 
 a mantra--

                              "strength of sherpa-- heart of Budda--do no harm"...

                                            --Tibetan Medical Corps--

    best wishes, john kruschke--

--spain / the euro / market recovery factors( economic attack angles)--

  some thoughts about a region of this world having economic difficulties...

the skinny--

    our good neighbors in Spain, hold vast sums of assets for commerce, yet this morning i am hearing they have financial woes, starting me to meditate upon how this condition could be possible...the initial question i started with was, "what is the main provider of funds for the average family there??", and at what range of income??...if it be tourism( restaurants, museum tours, sight-seeing, ect...), what sights are being sought, and by whom??--


the issue( and potential remedies)--

   perhaps those that tour the region, are the ones with less finances...in any case, i feel that the economic issues in Spain, may be due to a reduction of tourism revenue, and, i suggest that part of the solution, could be a revival of the "skill-sets" that produced the sights, so many travel to Spain to see--

increasing tourism revenue--

   i believe, that apprentice-ship, of old-world crafts, may yield more visitors( that stay for a longer duration), fortunately, a large part of the renaissance period in history, was very much rooted in Spain...for this reason, these skills, are still to be found in quiet corners there...

long-term tourism--

   i further suggest, that the artisan/master-craftsmen, is one of their "super-resources", yet to be fully tapped, to enrich the economy of Spain...an apprentice would need to stay in Spain 2-6 years( greatly enhancing the economy), to master an old-world trade, only taught in a few countries( Spain being one of them, due to the bulk of renaissance works to be studied there)...if this idea is correct, serious tradesmen in the areas of fine restaurants, stone-cutting, custom automotive fabrication, wine-vineyard management( wine production), the restoration/maintenance of ancient art, and many other lost-arts( skills), of the renaissance period, would be both spending, and making money there, for the duration of their studies...and perhaps longer( if the apprentice decides to stay, or starts a family, during the study period)--

the point--

   this could be a "game-changer" for the region( i am certain this concept is already being utilized, but not on the scale i am thinking of)--

conclusion--

   as for the "euro", and the "economic abundance" of those whom like to go on vacation( in Spain, or otherwise), this is another matter, less in their control...but, attracting more visitors, of a kind who will stay longer, and generate a more lasting bond, with the country( through training-lineage), is...via offering lost-arts training, and that those trained in these crafts, will pass them on to the next person( an apprentice), someone who will remember, the place from which the master was trained( the home of the master is always revered, and likely to be visited, by the offspring of the students)--

best wishes, john kruschke--

--getting-a-good-bod( skin-tight/good muscle tone)--

     the other day, while pursuing a good body appearance, and function( like so many others around the globe), it occurred to me that the exact goal, most gym-goers are trying to reach, is a skin-tight appearance, with good muscle-tone( the desired degree of "being ripped", may vary, from person-to-person)--

   getting there--

    i feel the best way to achieve this goal, could be less dramatic than we imagine, and i also suggest, that by coupling two known concepts together, the goal can be realized, with moderate( and less dangerous) effort...

   part-1

   "jenny craig", the concept is about counting calories...caloric intake is regulated, and kept at a level that produces fat-loss...this idea is sound, to pursue this concept at home, a person must read the caloric amounts in everything they eat( packaged food only, with a caloric total on the label), in this way, the total number of calories per day, can be easily measured, and thus regulated--

   by going online, and "google-ing" bmi caloric intake, you will likely find a good bmi calc, for your daily caloric intake needs( per age, height, weight, ect...), i like the one at "  www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm  "...

    by using this measuring tool, to roughly "calc", your daily "resting-caloric-requirements"( sitting on the couch and merely processing oxygen), you can then tailor your intake, to a slight deficit( about 600 less), to create a slow, sustained, weight loss( i believe this is the way "jenny craig" achieves results, for those that stick to their program exactly)--

  "jenny-craig/anytime"--

    "any-time fitness", a place to use the best equipment, at any hour what-so-ever, allowing exercise to be absolutely possible( regardless of your personal schedule)..."jenny-craig", counts calories...i believe that the coupling of the two together( "jenny-craig/anytime") is the best answer for most...

   metabolism--

   when we are young, our body's naturally know how much food we need to intake for the day( for our body's metabolic rate/activity levels), eventually, most of us experience this mechanism beginning to work less well( miss-calibrated), what exactly, is functioning improperly, and how to repair it, is still a mystery( i am working the problem, stay tuned, for my "bmi-calc" post on this blog, and also my "cellular re-training" post), but, even without discovering the exact issue, i feel we can achieve the desired results--
 
   part-2

     i suggest, that by combining a regular, sustained increase, in heart-rate( a slow walk), for at least 20 minutes per day( at first), then 1 hour per day( after you become acclimated to the work-load), and perhaps more later( a 1 hour walk on a treadmill, twice per day), an increased metabolic rate, can be generated, while there is a slight daily-caloric deficit, resulting in a "fat-burning situation" on all of the body's exterior surfaces--

    i feel this concept is far better than super-fasting, due to the body interpreting this situation negatively, similar to it being dropped into the desert, with no food( a starvation issue being present), for this reason, immediately after the fast is over, the body usually adapts, via packing-on the fat-stores( in case you are again stranded in the sahara)...

p.s. : --( camel dung may work as sun-screen, but possibly repel rescuers)--

   body weight/set-point--

   i suggest, that the body resists extreme weight fluctuations, both above, or below, it's natural "set-point", thus, slow consistent weight-loss, seems to be the kind that lasts...it could be, that if the body looses weight slowly, the body will establish a new "set-point", for it's natural weight, explaining why weight lost slowly, over time, stays off, and rapid reductions usually do not--

  body-sculpting( "smart-jock" phenomenon)--

   using the above principals to achieve a near-skin-tight bod, before beginning the task of "body-sculpting", may be a wise angle of attacking the problem, often those that begin exercising, to become "more attractive", or "fit", will go wild at the gym, and find themselves with injuries, or an "imbalanced body", from "blind" work-outs--

a mantra for beginners--

--( i feel, that if you are over 100 pounds over-weight, running 10 miles, and collapsing...may not produce the best results)--

   also of note( in my opinion), randomly increasing the size, and strength, of muscles on the body, when you are unable to see what you have to work with( what's pumped, and whats puny), beneath the layer of "flab" you are trying to do without...is not desirable( body-sculpting is probably less difficult when the subject is skin-tight)--

   why reduce fat before body sculpting??

    if-only we could see what is going on under the "flab" with "x-ray goggles", it would be obvious, what muscles we needed to work on, to create a "balance", and "visual-symmetry"...this seems to be the concept being utilized in body sculpting, after the athlete is "skin-tight" their body is carefully analyzed, and the specific muscles "out-of-natural-proportions" are targeted, to create good proportions of the athlete's body--

   the point--

    in short, i feel that regardless of the athletic pursuit a person would like to engage in, dropping the weight "not performing"( fat), seems to be a beneficial idea, as well as having a balanced physique( sculpted body), at the start of training--


  bmi calcing short-falls--

   i am working on re-defining "bmi calculation techniques"...the height, weight, age, sex, and the other usual things measured, provide close numbers...but, i feel there are more variables needed, to derive the efficiency that a subject's body can absorb calories, and expel what remains( metabolism)--

the skinny--

  by deriving the amount of time it takes( in minutes), to consume, and pass( void), a given amount of food( a known amount of calories), via timing a food with dye in it, moving through the gut, to show the rate of travel that the nutrients are moving, and then measuring the rate of caloric consumption( in btus lost per-minute, at a given temperature, with no, or minimal, clothing/insulation), the exact "resting metabolic rate" could be known( for more details, see my upcoming "bmi-calc" post)--

   note--

  afterward, the concept of "cellular retraining" could then be utilized, to restore gut function( see "cellular retraining" post)--

   part-3--

    i feel that a great increase in fitness is possible, after a good base-level of body-fat ratio is reached( slim/good cartio-function), i am a huuuge fan of "p-90 x"( the concept works), but, i feel the system is for regular/serious/professional athletes, and not for those "starting out"...that said, for those still in "flabby-land", i believe the principal of "muscle confusion" may be of use for dieting, i am going to begin varying the duration of my caloric restriction/sustained exercise, to prevent "dietary plateaus"( the same way "p-90-x" prevents "muscle building plateaus", in that system), in this way, i feel the body can be adapted, to varying caloric and exercise levels, without drastic weight fluctuations--

note--

  during the "muscle-building" phase of body-sculpting, more fuel may be needed, to make mass/muscle--


   "tummy confusion"--

    by building muscle, while not worrying about calories( after initial slim-down), and then going back to a deficit of calories( during a period of sustained increased metabolism, through walking, swimming, biking, ect...), the body can be "bulked-up", and then re-slimmed down...in manageable stages, until the desired physique/fitness-level is obtained, at which time, a maintenance exercise regiment can be deployed, to retain the goals you have reached--


  male/female fat-deposit site correlations--

  the men--

    for men, the area fat is usually deposited( stored), seems to be the chest/abdominal region...i suggest, that the reason for this site gaining "fat-stores" on a man's body, is to enhance the subject's "fight-or-flight" response...the area seems to be chosen to reduce heat loss through the gut, enhancing digestion, the ability to build lean muscle, and cushioning any blows( injuries), to this important region of the body...i further suggest, that younger men( those in their prime), do not require this adaptation( as their digestive/circulatory systems are at peak performance, during this time in their lives)...so, i contend, that as we age, the digestive/circulatory systems begin to wane, and this reduced function,  is then countered( by storing fat) enough to maintain good digestive function...

note--

   a warning, the issue can get out of control, becoming a negative cycle in the direction of death...the more fat that is stored, the less work( exercise/effort), is done( expended) by the subject, resulting in more fat being stored by the body( if food intake levels remain constant, or increase)...the cycle repeats, until the body is no longer viable( deceased)--


  the ladies--

    the situation appears to be similar in women, in my experience( personal observations), fat stores are most commonly deposited in the area from the navel to the knees, on female subjects( initially)...i suggest, that the reason for this site being chosen by a women's body, to deposit fat, is to enhance the woman's ability to conceive/bear a child...if this is correct, increased fat-stores in this region, will likely be found to bolster( enhance), the incubation abilities of "older women"( ladies in their later child-bearing years), possibly delaying menopause( the ultimate end of child-bearing)...it may be, that younger women do not require this adaptation, due to the "near-perfect" function, of all their systems to conceive a child...

 conclusion( fat deposits)--

   in our modern age, we have so many more advantages than our fore-fathers did, that excess fat is no longer needed to assist us, after functions within the body begin to fade...instead, we can find ways to refresh them, and leave the fat behind...

 best wishes, john kruschke--

--randori w/client( protection)--

   i was watching my favorite akido video the other day( "BA11 Randori Steven Segal"), on youtube(uploaded by "akididogr"), and a wild idea came to mind, for a new system...

 randori with client protection--

     the same physical koan, of the entire world trying to whip your butt, all at once, with the added challenge of deflecting, or preventing, any harm what-so-ever, being done to your "client", or "charge"...

 the question--

     is this even possible, with this added difficulty...i was thinking that practicing/developing this system might yield some new solutions, to an ancient physical problem( and some bruises, or lumps in the process), at any rate, the video is worth a look, there are serious things going on in each frame--


 best wishes, john kruschke--

--detroit/small factory opportunities( a new way)--

 detroit--

    once the home of the "big three", a place that was "all-in" for the hand, of the high stakes thing we call "making cars"...some how, everyone folded, and moved the tables elsewhere, what tables there are, are smaller, and the ante isn't as steep--


following-suit--

    detroit could "follow-suit" with the big three...and instead of betting on one manufacturer, of one particular type of product, perhaps having many smaller factories, of varying brands, would work the same as one large auto-maker, providing all the work in town...i am imagining, that a person starting a new company, might find available workers, and a factory with good floor-space, in detroit( at a reasonable rate, with good terms)--


 the point--

    throughout history, adversity has presented some advantages...i believe "starter-companies" could thrive in detroit, the factories are there, and the workers, the missing thing seems to be smaller companies, with good products to be made--

    --(if one small factory goes under, ten more small others remain...and life goes on)--

    some "food for thought" this morning...

                                                                           --best wishes,
                                                                                         john kruschke--

--the chevy volt( and Wisconsin)---

 Wisconsin--

    a potential "hub of quality", a place where cheap products like thumb-tacks are hard to make( high labor costs), but a great place to manufacture the very best product, of any kind--

    i believe the reality of America, truly is, that "we can't make junk"...but we pay our employees well, and for this reason, we can obtain levels of quality not available elsewhere...and that by "embracing the high-end" of the manufacturing spectrum, both Wisconsin, and America, in it's entirety, can go back to work...making the highest quality goods on the market--

  as an example, in Janesville Wisconsin, there is a closed factory, for making GM cars...and GM's "chevy volt" is soon to grace the roadways of this world, i feel the "volt" will be a ground-breaking vehicle( that is both needed, and desirable), perhaps the "volt" could be made there, and the batteries that power it, produced here in Madison( as i recall, Rayovac was located here for a time)??...

note--

   yes, i am exited about the "volt", and other vehicles of it's kind( as i am a serious "HMV" fan...the old "free-way" in particular), it could be, that the potential for great solutions, to America's many problems, are there--

 "usage"--

   i suggest, that if a gallon of gas yields more miles( from better mpg of vehicle), then it's value is equal, to the same gas sold in 1963( lower mpg yield from vehicle, but lower cost of gas)..."at the end of the day", the "usage", or "total units sold", is what counts, in 1963 it cost a dime to get a gallon of gas, and America drove everywhere( at some movie theaters, i hear you didn't even have to get out of the car??)--

   i feel this shows, that if cars get better mileage, people will drive them more, a lot more, thus "usage" will be higher, and at a much greater "price-point" for the vendors, as the ten million barrels sold a day, in 1963, at 10 cents, will be the ten million barrels per day, we sell today...at $3.50 per gallon, instead of 10 cents--

the heart of the matter--

   for the sellers of gas, usage is the bottom line, but, higher usage is also good for America's economy, and the rest of the auto world( the more miles you drive, the faster the parts will wear out, the more often the car will require service, or the faster a new car will be needed, ect...)--

   this higher mpg would also reduce emissions per car, as well as "unite the country", due to the great distance between the two coasts of our nation, currently being a barrier, for many whom might otherwise explore our borders( i love to travel)--

flex-fueling stations( the future of the gas station)--

   also of note, i really see the electric part of "hybrids", and even "plug-ins", as another thing we put in the car to make it go farther, no different than a finer grade of oil, or a better grade of gas, that increases the vehicle's mileage, and that the future of the gas station, is to become a "flex-fueling station", where they will offer "quick-charges", for "hybrids", and other "plug-ins", that work the same as the gas pump dispensers, but dispense electricity instead( making them the same money, or "price point", as gasoline...for dispensing it), we like things quick in America( no waiting for ten hours to charge here)--

economic benefits of "flex fueling stations"/higher gas mileage--

  in the past, when people had free-time, they would take "day-trips" to see the sights, "road-trips" to see America, and so forth, when they got there, and along the way, they spent money( perhaps in your town), thus "spreading the wealth"( money), throughout the nation( if you could go to "Mt Rush-more" for 100 bucks, at 10 cents a gallon in 1963, and for the same 100 bucks today, at 3.50 a gallon, due to increased gas mileage, the results are equal...the person makes the trip)...i feel these will be the results of the "HMV" becoming "mainstream"--

standardization( of all fuels)--

    regardless of the fuel, in most countries, the quality of the fuel being sold, must be both standardized, and regulated, for this reason...i feel that, even if cars ran on water, the type of water, and it's special colour( to verify it's quality, and grade), would be regulated, and only available from an authorized merchant, to assure quality standards( i believe "Loyds of london", began testing the quality of ale on the other side of the pond, a while back, for similar reasons)...

the point--

     so, some day, i think there will be a pump for each of the possible fuels( the most popular fuel at the time, will have the most pumps), but where the fuel is dispensed, will not change, and that the place we go( the "flex-fueling station"), to obtain validated, and standardized, grades of fuel, will remain a constant--


best wishes... john kruschke--

--kevlar mine-blockers( gi-joe's under-oos)--

    i noticed something on tv today, while at the laundry-mat, a soldier was saved from having injury to his pelvis, after a land-mine exploded...by his briefs...


crazy idea--

   the US military has finally found a way to "*@#$-block" a land-mine, was what initially came to mind, after that, i noted the GI was missing a foot, not cool, perhaps the fabric in question might make good socks( knee-high, or crew length)??--

                          ( i hope this concept is viable, and is deployed...)

  best wishes, john kruschke--

--rain barrel/flood-water delay concept(smart-barrels)--

  the concept--

    if an average american roof collects 4, 50 gallon barrels of water, after a 3 inch rainfall, times 100 roofs in the neighborhood, 20,000 gallons of water is diverted from the sewer system, as each roof acts as a collector, and the barrels at each corner of the house, are storage bins, if, after the rain has subsided, and the streets are dry( or the flood-threat has passed), the barrels could then be pumped empty( via a sump-pump in each barrel), to be ready for the next large rain-fall, thus eliminating flooding in low-lying areas--

note--

   for those that garden, the water is of use for irrigation, but, for all, there is the benefit of flood-water diversion, if this problem exists in the area...

   here are the rough numbers i gathered in my head, while walking the other day( and the reason i believe, a rain-gauge should be 1 inch square, and graduated in milliliters, to make math easy for roof-top rain collection computations)--

the numbers--

     a roof 50 ft x 100 = 5,000  square feet

  5,000 sq feet x 144 sq inches = "roof sq inches"  (720,000 sq inches)

  720,000 "roof sq inches" x milliliters of rain in rain-gauge = "total milliliters collected" by roof

 "total milliliters collected", is then converted to "gallons expected" in rain barrels

  gallons per home x number of homes in flood-zone = "gallons of water prevented"( flood waters)...

 (the longhand of these figures will be posted soon)--


the point--

   i feel that stemming a flood, by delaying a large volume of the rain-fall, until after the rain stops( a pre-set number of hours), and then releasing the stored/prevented water, in a second, controlled "micro-flood", may prove effective...


"smart-barrel" construction--

   the device to accomplish this, could be a simple automatic drain valve, for a person's rain barrels on the gutters of their home, consisting of, a simple 12 volt electric water valve( like those used in RV's), a battery to power it, a solar panel to charge the battery, a timer, and a sound-sensor( that hears the droplets of water hitting the top of the barrel...thus turning the timer on), this electronic timer, would then count the minutes/seconds that pass, after sensing the rain has stopped( no sound of rain-droplets hitting the top of the barrel), immediately following the pre-set time having passed( three time-settings, or off ), the drain-valve would then open, or a pump would turn on( 12 volt RV water pump), thus emptying the barrel...flood averted--


 --best wishes, john kruschke--

--the bermuda triangle(swirly correlation factors)--

  crazy idea-- 

   i was thinking the reason so many ships, planes, ect... go missing in the "bermuda triangle", is due to a "swirly" of magma, in the earths core, acting directly beneath the dreaded nautical area, causing navigation to be impossible, and escape not an option...

--radiation clean-up via "free-rad" pylons( Chernobyl/Nagasaki/Hiroshima correlations)--

  a flash-in-the-pan today, of possible importance, for Chernobyl, and Japan--

    i was thinking about the clean-up of lakes and streams, via large amounts of fish stocking( each fish is a small filter, trapping pollutants), i then turned my thoughts to issues on land( radiation from nuclear accidents)...the question...can it be trapped, and filtered in the same way??... i feel the answer is yes... Nagasaki is still inhabited in Japan, at safe levels of radiation, and Chernobyl is not...why??... i believe the answer is, that Nagasaki and Hiroshima where not abandoned, and that the people who remained there, soaked up all the free-roaming radiation, from the bomb( "free-rads"), like small filters( capturing radiation from the environment there, and rendering it harmless)--

    the Japanese cleared these areas in far less than a thousand years( the hard way), can this be done without sacrificing people??...perhaps releasing large numbers of deer in Chernobyl would be of use, to capture "free-rads", and to allow radiation levels to be monitored( via randomly testing the deer herd, each year), to observe radiation levels in their tissues, that are absorbing the radiation, and clearing the site--

   also of note, it could be possible, that the technology to absorb, and diffuse, "free-rads", is already in use today, if a simple "glow-stick" is out there, with a material that captures radiation, inside the stick, thereby causing it to glow( a "glow-stick"), this could be used to check the quantity of radiation present at a site...

   i further suggest, this could be the ultimate answer to the problem, entirely, via deploying an enormous "pylon", or "glow-stick", at the site being cleared of "free-rads"...it could be located in the center of town, or perhaps, there could be many, in key locations, to capture "free-rads", and dissipate them...as light energy...possibly each home could have a small one, in the living room( about the size of a desk-lamp), or an even smaller one, in every room??... i feel that this concept of capturing "free-rads", and then dissipating them( in the form of light), could be viable, if a "radiation-activated glow-stick", is already a reality--

    in any case, i feel the reason that Japan cleaned up Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, so quickly, is due to both places not being abandoned, and that the people there absorbed the radiation...for the benefit of those to come--

 best wishes, john kruschke--

--shark tooth regeneration theory--

   i had a wild idea a few days ago, about these sea creatures, and their lack of dental needs, here are my thoughts on the matter--


the skinny--

    i suggest, that the reason sharks regrow new teeth, and other creatures do not, is due to the teeth not being "teeth" at all, and are in fact, the finger nails of the beast, the sharks tooth, springs forth from a "cuticle", in the gums of the shark, thus, the mouth of the shark, can be seen as it's hand( making good sense, as the shark does all of it's manipulation of objects, with it's mandibles)--

   this could explain why the teeth regrow, and if this concept is sound, the teeth of the shark would have no marrow( like other creatures teeth do, that are made of bone), making them less hard, and damage resistant, but infinitely renewable( unlike other teeth)--

   also of note, i feel that the alignment of the teeth is kept "optimal", from constant grinding of the teeth( even while sleeping), to file them against each other( creating a razor sharp edge, and proper alignment)--

summary--

   this leads me to ponder about possible tooth repairs for man...can we deposit calcium on the top of a persons tooth??...via evaporation( like is found inside an old, and often used, steam kettle??), would this adhere??...and then be smoothed( possibly by some chemical means, via slightly dissolving the added calcium, to both smooth, and well adhere it)??--


note--

    another concept i am thinking about, stems from the few times i have heard a dentist say a tooth has decayed "to close to the pulp" to repair...i suggest, a "dental plug", shaped like a diamond, could be made from an adjacent tooth-top, and used to make a repair-floor, to seal the tooth from the filling material added on top( making the repair safe from problems arising from infection or filling material poisoning)--


extreme dentistry--

   perhaps a system of "extreme-dentistry" could be derived, via extracting the tooth, and putting it in a veery small vise, with a digital read-out, to show the exact clamping pressure, to allow the tooth to be fully repaired, outside the mouth, and then re-inserted immediately( i suggest, that if a tooth has been knocked-out, and it can be re-implanted, if done soon enough, then this may be viable), for teeth highly damaged, or "at the gum-line"...in this way, tooth extraction, for full restoration, and reinsertion, could prove to be the best course of action, in some cases...also, if a cavity is "at the gum-line", the tooth might be removed, then repaired where damaged, in the gum area( at, or below, "the gum-line"), afterward, a cap could be put on the tooth, that extends to, or slightly into, the gum-line, to protect the repair...i present these ideas to those in the dental community, to chat about, between cleanings and such...

    if there are any hard feelings, due to loss of work/wages from the tooth fairy, as a result of these concepts being developed, i would like to convey my sympathies at this time...

--best wishes, john kruschke--

--pollution/fish content correlation( fish-hatcheries and benefits)--

   a recent film, about salmon fishing in the far reaches of the world( Yemen), raised these thoughts about fish, and their potential roles in pollution clean-up efforts...

   also of note, i believe salmon, and trout, could be a good way to eliminate troubles from piranha fish in fresh water...as both salmon, and trout, will go to the competing fish's nest( the piranha's), and fan the eggs with their tails, in order to detach them, from the safe area they are intended to hatch, if no new piranha are created, there will soon be no piranha in the area( trout and salmon are tough, yet clever, fish)--

   fish...i see the gills of each fish, as a small "britta" water filter, each fish filtering the small impurities of the lake or stream's waters, through their gills, and absorbing them in their bodies, this leads me to believe, our fore-fathers many have kept fish-hatcheries for more reasons than "sport-fishing", or food, but also to keep their lakes and streams healthy, and viable for future generations...

lake erie--

     for instance, stocking lake erie, with a great number of fish, each year, might bring the levels of pollution to a very minute level, quite rapidly...these fish could then be routinely tested, for pollution in their tissues, to determine the state of lake erie's clean-up, as in the case of large rivers in Egypt, or Yemen, with issues of pollution from regular bathing in the river( a hazard potentially eliminated, by using a bucket, and carrying the water to be used for bathing at least 500 feet, from the river's bank, and filling a tub), or from factories, and many other polluters...i feel these issues could be rectified, very rapidly...via stocking these waters with fish, regularly( in large quantities), to restore vital water resources to these regions with polluted systems( the type of fish to be farmed in fish-hatcheries there, of a variety able to thrive, and not cause eco-system damage, would need to be carefully studied)--

   in the case of lake erie, i feel that super-stocking the lake with fish, then opening the lake to serious sport fisherman, for national contests, and the like, would be of great financial gain to the area, for both tourism, and national recognition( these fish could be "catch-and-release", until the proper sizes of each fish variety stocked, was reached)...

the point--

   each fish caught, of regulation size, could then be taken to a testing station( after a photo, and silly grin were recorded, via photograph or video), to be inspected for pollution levels, and then cremated, or properly disposed of...

summary--

   in this way, the amount of pollution remaining in the lake or stream might be gauged...i suggest, that each fish, could be viewed as a virtual "swimming kidney", or liver( with scales), absorbing all the pollutants from the water in which it lives, thus filtering it--

   in the end, once pollution levels were reduced to safe values, the fish would remain an important food-source, and continued water filtering system...

best wishes, john kruschke--

--water desailination plant issue--

    i hear there are water purification plants on some of the world's coasts, that are using water from the ocean for making clean water, via removing the salt from large amounts of sea water( making drinking water), and then returning the excess( brine), with high salt content, to the sea...i also hear there are lots of complaints about this--

   if the complaints are due to the large amount of salt returned to the sea, i suggest that this sea-salt, or "brine", could be dehydrated( or evaporated, to make dry salt/produce steam), and then be reinserted at proper amounts, bringing the salt levels in the water returned to the ocean, back to the same amount as the water initially entering the plant--
  
   by testing the value of salt in the water daily( as it enters the plant), the amount of salt in the water being returned to the sea can be equalized, any resulting excess salt, could then be sold to other countries, with desert, or dry, climates...like India, Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq, South africa, Egypt, Australia, ect...

   in addition, i feel that, instead if a problem, an opportunity exists, and that these water desalination plants, are in fact, potential salt factories, or power stations, as well as water purification facilities, waiting to produce revenue...

power production--

  although the concept of mega water-desalination is new, the concept of moving water inland, and diverting it over something to turn a shaft, that creates power, is not...i suggest this hydro-electric process could also be combined with a desalination plant, that produces fresh water--

  if we use two large "well turbines"( an alternator placed in an underground stream of water), that are huge, one for the brine( waste), and one for the fresh water, each generating power, more yield can be gained from a process( desalination) that is already in use...and, in fact, any process in the facility that requires the movement of water is an opportunity for one, or more, water-cooled hydro-electric generators, or possibly a steam-driven electric turbine...if this concept is developed, it may yield a lot of good water for our world...a bit of power, and some salt to boot...

best wishes, john kruschke--

--suspension bridge wind shear factors and harmonic failure correlation(tachoma narrows bridge)--

    this post is a word of caution, to friends in the great land of China, about an engineering marvel they recently completed( the Aizhai bridge in Chadong), that is very similar to one we had here in the states...that had a rough ending--


 "galloping girdie"

   also known as the "Tachoma narrows bridge", that collapsed in 1940, in Puget sound, Washington...there is a video of the issue, viewable on youtube, called( Tachoma narrows bridge collapse "gallopin' gertie" ) that was posted by GonzoNugent dec 9, 2006--

   if the video is watched carefully, the issue is apparent, the weight of the road in this suspension bridge was the force being counted on, to hold the road flat( parallel), to the earth, and with no wind, this was the case...but unfortunately, the road was flat, like a wing...and this caused upward lifting forces, in high, or medium, winds( as canyons produce them regularly), this wind condition reduced the weight load, on the forward, or "windward", side of the bridge's road-surface( facing the wind), causing a "rhythmic-twist" to occur, in the roads structure...

the concept--

   the road was made of steel and concrete, thus it acted like an automobiles torsion bar, and when twisted, it tried to go back to it's original shape...in the Tachoma narrows bridge's case, the road twisted farther back, than flat( it's original position), from the force of the initial twist being released, and thus pressure was gained, moving in the opposite direction, on the next twisting/wind lifting cycle( at this point, a "regular harmonic cycle" was established, and the wind gained increased lifting power, on each additional harmonic cycle thereafter)...this small gain, each cycle, of rhythmic-twisting, magnified the lift from the wind, and once started, the cycle could not be arrested--

note--

   also of note, most auto mechanics know, that if you twist, or bend, a piece of metal, it breaks, as the strength of the material is lost( after enough bends occur)...this suggests to me, that as the bridge was swaying, in a greater, and greater, arch( from the winds lift factors being enhanced, by twisting harmonic forces), that the metal in the bridge was also weakening( enhancing wind lift/twist forces), causing a larger, and larger, sway, until absolute failure, of the structure, was reached--


 the point--

   what to do??...scrapping the bridge is not viable, or needed, in my opinion...i suggest, the answer to this issue is an "inverse cable system"( below the road of the bridge)--


overcoming wind factors--

  when considering wind factors, the bridge can be seen as a wing, on on older "bi-plane"( a "sopwith camel" perhaps??), this model displays the value of having an inverse, or identical cable system, beneath a bridge, wing, or other similar structure, that must maintain it's position( the bridge's road surface), without counting on the weight of the structure alone( gravity)...to resist harmonics, twisting, and structural failures--

    in fact, i believe this concept worked so well, that the "red baron" liked to have three( wings), to make possible severe acrobatic stresses, with very light materials...allowing him to very nearly shoot down the entire world at the time--

summary--

    i believe that, by utilizing a cable system, identical to the one on the top of the bridge, underneath, the problem could be solved, without changing the bridges design radically, the two large cables underneath, with lines going upwards( to the bottom of the bridge's road), would lock them in position, eliminating the possibility of sway from wind, and a possible dangerous "harmonic twisting cycle", to develop...in addition, the cables underneath would act like the "flaps", that airplanes use to foil lift, when it is not desired( also similar to a screen in a person's doorway, that reduces wind flow through the portal), lastly, the weight of the cables underneath, would add to the total pull of gravity towards the earth, and further eliminate the possibility of road lifting, and twist, from wind forces--

    speaking of weight, the neat thing about suspension bridges, is that they allow very long expanses to be connected, the longer a bridge is, the lighter it must be constructed, as the longer the distance between the load-bearing towers, or pylons, the more fragile the open area, and the less weight it can support...for this reason, in my opinion, cables are the best choice for building materials( in large bridge construction), as they are very light, compared to huge girders, and are more effective in the long term( also, i feel cables maintain their strength, through cycles of expansion, or stress, much better, for some reason)...i hope this concept will eliminate bridge-twist, and failure, is of use to China...and the rest of the bridge crossing world--

   --to me, the Aizhai bridge is both an engineering marvel of this world, and very beautiful...may it stand for all time--

    --best wishes, john kruschke--

  an "after thought"--

  --for situations involving bridges over heavy seas, and large divides, i feel that load-bearing "pylons" with bases shaped like ice-braking vessels, would be needed, and possibly the use of "wave canceling harmonics"( "wave boards", see "aquatic wave building" post), to cancel waves around the bridges supporting members, thereby clearing a lane( calming), the heavy waters, to reduce stress loads even further, on the load-bearing "pylons"--

   example--

   i have heard that there is no bridge across the "English channel", due to the heavy seas there-in, i agree...we may have to due without the "chop"...i suggest, to obtain this condition, small waves might be created, at the "pylons" bases( bridge supports), that travel outward from them, to cancel any "wave-action", headed in the direction of the "pylons", that support the bridge...i feel these small waves could be created via "wave-boards", that would "paddle", or "push", a small wave outward from the bridge's supports, at regular intervals, thus cancelling/nullifying any incoming waves, thereby clearing a lane in the sea, of "chop"...( i believe this concept can be modeled in the bathtub at home)--

  --as for the best two points for a bridge, one either side of the channel, and the cost of "fish-n-chips" there( of a certain quality)...more study will be needed( attention able assistants)--

     --bon voyage--

--aquatic wave building/degradation theory( tsunami)--

   this concept is for friends, in the many islands of this world, i think they may find
this idea of some use--

   the tsunami( initial formation dynamics)--

    the tsunami... a giant wave, formed by an earthquake on the ocean's sea floor...we know seismic activity causes this phenomenon( common knowledge), but the dynamics of it's conception, remain a mystery--

    i suggest, that if we imagine the initial moments of a tsunami wave, viewed as they happen( in miniature), the events would be seen in the form a large fissure, opening up on the bottom of your bathtub, and releasing an enormous volume of gas, rising to the surface all at once, creating an aquatic "berm", and "geyser", from the gasses rapid ascent( likely a pocket of natural gas in a full-sized tsunami), thus creating the giant wave that eventually makes land-fall, and brings destruction--

the point--

     in my opinion, the vibrations on the sea floor are far to great a distance from the surface, to cause the wave, and are of a "back-and-forth motion"(see earth quake dynamics post), i feel the release of trapped gases, in the sea floor, rising to the surface, are the true instigators of this phenomenon--
                                               

  wave theory( aquatic)--

     in the case of a tsunami, there is a large wave created from an earthquake, or other event, this large wave, then travels from the epicenter, outwards, to the many shores nearby, the action is similar to a rope tied to a post, that is moved up and down in a rhythmic pattern( at regular intervals)--

    the first large wave moves slowly, as a giant "swell", like moving a rope tied to a post...up, then down quickly, and then pulling the rope back towards you, this action causes the loop, or "wave" created, to travel down the rope, to the post( like a tsunami)--

  aftershocks--

    other smaller waves are created, after the initial geyser, and large wave( tsunami) occur...they move faster, and "catch up" to the larger wave( due in part to surface tension...as the large wave "wicks", or "draws", the smaller after-shock waves to it), harmonize with it, and are then added to the total size( or exponent), of the tsunami wave's "base", and equal "peak", or "mean", this principal displays the reason a tsunami wave builds, as it moves toward land, crests, and makes contact--

  also of note--

    i believe the reason a "swell", becomes a "wave", as it nears land, is from the lack of opposing pressure, from the body of water on the forward side of the wave( due to there being no water on land), this causes the top, or "peak", of the wave to tilt forward( break), on an "axis", and create, a "tube" that surfers like to ride( kowabunga)--

 wave break/crest dynamics--

     if more pressure is on the "building" side of the wave( back), than is on the "leading side"( front) pushing in the opposite direction the wave is traveling, the weight of the water on the trailing side, shifts the center of gravity of the wave, to the front, or "leading " side, and the wave crests, or "breaks"--

  note--
  --the concept mentioned above, is the heart of the method i propose be used, for "cancelling", or degrading, a wave( tsunami), to nullify, and possibly completely cancel it's effects--

 the numbers/geometry--

    in the ocean, i suggest that a wave's peak, or "mean" height, is equal to it's base, at the "waterline", after the wave has traveled a certain distance, from the site of initial creation( epicenter), as i feel there is an equal, but not visible, wave under the waterline of the ocean, that is the inverse, or opposite, of the one on the surface( above the waterline)...sine/cosine principal--

   i also believe we can utilize isosceles triangle math, for initial wave geometry( due to high pressure on the trailing side of the wave, creating a wave that is very high, with a small base), but, after the wave travels for a distance, the wave "equalizes"( like all things in nature tend to do), from the wave's forward pressure harmonizing, with the pressure of the water in front of the wave...as a result, the wave's shape, seen as as a triangle, becomes equilateral in shape, and nature--

wave sign/cosign issue--

    i suggest, that the distance between the peaks of the main wave, and the closest aftershock wave behind it, along with the height of these two waves, will show the "frequency" of their travel...to display this concept, i contend that by dropping a few buoys, directly in the path of the tsunami, the rate of travel can be derived( wave frequency), by analyzing the distance the buoy travels, in a given time-period...if this is correct, the distance above the waterline we see, is also true below the water line( sign/cosign), so, in my opinion, without considering this sine/cosine principal, calcing the rate of travel( speed), and expected "land-fall" of a tsunami...on paper, is not currently possible, as the wave is not paper thin, and what is viewed on the surface of the ocean, is also happening underwater, this distance must  be considered as well...i will up-load a diagram soon...


  tsunami wave reduction maneuver--

    i suggest, a simple method of "buzzing" a tsunami's wave-front, in a parallel fashion, with a large destroyer( or other military vessel), thereby creating a parallel wake, to reduce the tsunamis strength...will work, the ships would pass in front of the tsunami, at regular intervals, to create an opposing "pressure fence", of rhythmic waves--

 note--

   i will mention, that the united states has many a sturdy military vessel in "moth-balls", that are of the proper size, and strength, to perform the dangerous duty of "tsunami-busting", lying in wait, ready to see action, testing this concept--

   i further suggest, that the math on this one is derivable from "distance to geo-sync" math( see "distance to geo-sync" post)...weight of water volume, minus distance to landfall, minus drag( weight of water, divided by the square inches of wave's volume), thus equaling the force, in foot-pounds, to hit land--

    i believe that this math might also be of use to find the "degradation" of a wave, over long distances, as i feel that after the pressure on the wave's "trailing" side, subsides, the waves "peak", and or "base", will no longer be congruent( and the wave will "flatten-out")...if this is true, wave "base-to-height proportions" viewed from the air, could show the total strength, and range, of a tsunami--

 tsunami wave building theory--


   as we all know, from driving in mountainous regions, that it takes much longer to go a short distance on the map( between towns), if mountains must be crossed to get there, i feel this principal holds true of waves on the ocean as well, as a small wave travels less distance up and down, to get to the same fixed point, as a large one, the reduced distance, moved up and down, by a small wave, allows it to reach a fixed point faster, possibly explaining why, the small ripples after the larger initial tsunami event, "catch-up" with the larger wave, that was created first, and build( combine), adding-to the main tsunami wave front--

    "wave multiplication math" can then be generated, to ascertain the expected size of the wave to hit land, after initial creation, from the value of the distance to land-fall( minutes), adding together the ripples per min, and the size of the base of each ripple, plus the size of the largest( initial) wave's base, to obtain an accurate model of the size of the expected wave making land-fall...

  here is the concept in numeric form--

     total small waves( ripples) before land-fall  =  distance, divided by wave peak height( base-length),

    plus the height( base-width), of the initial large wave--

   80 miles to land, divided by 4, 20 foot waves = an 80 foot wave, + the 40 foot initial wave( tsunami) = 120 foot "wave-exponent" expected to hit land--
   
  the initial 40 foot wave, has a 40 foot base, divide distance from the wave's epicenter, to land, by the base divided by 2, to get the "expected initial land-fall" numbers, the number changes as the wave "builds" and the size increases, from smaller waves "catching-up" with the initial large wave( tsunami), and changing the "epicenter-to-land-fall time"--

     ( height of total small)         ( initial large)     ( total wave size)
    ( waves before land-fall)        ( wave)          ( before land-fall)           ( pressure from)
    20  +  20  +  20  +  20    +       40         =          120                 <--  ( random  waves)

    0         0        0       0       ( waterline)
 
   -20    -20    -20    -20     ( inverse wave under-water)



    wave cancellation--

    i suggest, that all waves have three parts, the "front", or "leading side", the middle, or "mean", and the "trailing", or "building" side...i also feel that one of the factors that build a wave, are the small waves, traveling from the epicenter, that catch-up to the wave, and increase it's size( heading away from the epicenter)...in the opposite direction( pressure towards the epicenter), such as "random waves", on the "leading side", do not slow the wave, as they are not at "regular intervals", or "harmonized"( like an audio frequency), but those that are harmonized, that oppose the waves front, will reduce it's strength by the value of their opposing pressure...so, i believe that if the large tsunami wave's "mean", or peak height, is expressed as a number, "8", and it encounters a wave with a value of "2" moving in an opposing direction , the tsunami wave is then canceled, or clipped, by the "sum" of the opposing wave's pressure, before continuing onward to land-fall...

work continues below this line...put of time at the library, best wishes, john kruschke 


   if in japan, smaller regular waves are generated by ships with "wave-boards" on the sides of the hulls of large ships work together to create these smaller waves( like a wave-fence) that move away from the island at regular intervals, they might then "intercept" the tsunami wave, and reduce or cancel it's effects--

     to test this concept, a person could put a small hole in a paper cup, and let drops of a certain size hit the water in their bath-tub( creating the proper size waves, or ripples), to cancel any "tsunamis", by generating the smaller waves right in front of a floating object( island), a "wave-fence" is created--

   to test it's effectiveness, a wave, or "tsunami", must be created with your arm, the large wave( tsunami) created, then moves in the direction of the island...

   the waves heading towards the tsunami, for protection, will soon make contact with the tsunami's wave-front, and then cancel, or reduce the size of the wave, perhaps causing the wave to move around the the epicenter of the island-protection area, due to wave cancellation dynamics...


(pounds)          (feet)             (foot-pounds)
 weight        -  distance     =        force  <---if waves on leading side of tsunami are random
2,000,000  -   540,000    =    1,460,000

                      (opposing)
                      (pressure)
 (pounds)       (wt % sq in)     (feet)        (foot-pounds)
  weight    +        drag        - distance  =  force  <--if opposing waves are in regular intervals
 200,000                            54,0000

    weight forward - weight against = forward weight exponent

     weight forward exponent - distance to landfall = foot-pounds to hit land

  i have been taking a break from this one and a few others, i will get back to it later--

      out of time at the library today--