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They create airports out of previously underutilized land, we have to build them (for the most part) in areas constrained by centuries old existing infrastructure.
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My fiancee did a thousand crane project back in 2002. It has been displayed at several origami conventions, and was at Stony Brook University for the tenth anniversary memorial.

Thousand crane projects are therapeutic as well as artistic.
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9mm? There's a guy in Brooklyn doing work with 4mm paper.

Now if only I could remember his name... met him at the 2011 OUSA convention at FIT in NYC. Had a table in the far corner showing the same crane folded in paper ranging from 20mm down to 4mm. Had a small pill filled with 40 of them, with plenty of room to spare.

Found him, Max Steiner.
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More power in than out. Not needing a battery means you have less mass to push, but the water itself (and the tank) ends up being a considerable mass itself. All in all, this is terrible in comparison with existing designs which are much closer to market.
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The early history of Porsche reveals that they often made far more money marketing their technology to other companies, than from automobile sales. Being a small but very advanced firm, they couldn't build cars in high enough volume to earn strong profit, but their transmission designs could earn them a fortune without their having to invest a single DM on tools or parts. Almost makes them seem more like a software firm than a manufacturer.
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What the hack from WSJ has failed to mention, is the simple fact that a generation ago all of these appliances were made in the US (with union labor, of all things...) while today they are with relatively rare exception (a few US and EU manufacturers) made in China.

They've replaced metal gears with plastic (much cheaper) and are using motors that fall apart (I know, my company buys nearly a million fractional HP Chinese motors a year, many of them self-destruct almost immediately.)

The Government rules were written by industry experts, who tried to use the Green revolution as a means of increasing profits, not reducing energy use. There are many outstanding EU sourced machines that are durable, perform very well, and use far less energy and water. But they are expensive, and US consumers aren't that good anymore at distinguishing the difference between cost and value.
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Clearly a very domesticated 'coon. The cat wasn't really being very aggressive; its clear this is a common event. He's pissed, but not willing to make a big fuss over it. Tuxedos are deceptively strong, and often mild-mannered. Raccoons are very adaptable, and this one is clearly acclimatised to humans (the videographer) and cats.
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