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Topic: 22 pounds of sugar...how much?
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CourtneyGQuinn
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posted 11 September 2005 11:19 PM
there's a grocery store flyer in front of me advertising 10 kg of sugar for $5.88...how many bees would it take to convert that amount of sugar into how much wax and how much honey honey? (assuming the bees ain't GMed)...wicked wax and fermented honey both might bee potential fuel sources imagine an automated machine whereby you dump in a 22 pound bag of sugar once a week and recieve a few pounds of wax to heat your home/water , and a few pounds of fermented honey to fuel your vehicle so i can think of three outputs coming from BEE + SUGAR machine...1)heat from the hive....2)wax for wick and warmth...3)honey for alcohol fermentation and fuel
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Mr. Magoo
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posted 11 September 2005 11:57 PM
Sugar can ferment into burnable, driveable alcohol all on its own. Tricking bees into eating it so they can poop out A little bit o' honey which we can then ferment into alcohol is like some kind of biological Rube Goldberg device. It's as retarded as throwing a bucket of ice on your roof so you can put the bucket under the drainpipe an hour later and collect a half a bucket of water and say "Look! Water, which we can drink, or bathe with! It's a friggin' miracle!"On the bright side though, I think I'm onto Courtney now. Courtney IS A BEE. It explains the bee-centric ideas, and it certainly explains the whole "C'mon, let's feed bees sugar. Feed them LOTS OF SUGAR! C'MON!!! SUGARSUGARSUGAR!!!"
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'lance
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posted 12 September 2005 12:00 AM
quote: Feed them LOTS OF SUGAR! C'MON!!! SUGARSUGARSUGAR!!!"
Alternatively, Courtney is the last surviving member of the Archies. But Magoo, my dear chap. Manners, please. You're interrupting a perfectly good pun cascade, here. HF? Mulligan accepted. You may play through.
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Mr. Magoo
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posted 12 September 2005 12:54 AM
quote: But Magoo, my dear chap. Manners, please. You're interrupting a perfectly good pun cascade, here.
In my defense, it happened as I was posting, otherwise I'd have let you hive your fun.
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TemporalHominid
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posted 12 September 2005 11:56 AM
quote: Originally posted by CourtneyGQuinn: there's a grocery store flyer in front of me advertising 10 kg of sugar for $5.88...how many bees would it take to convert that amount of sugar into how much wax and how much honey honey?
38, because that is the number of days it would take 400 ants to shingle a dog house with pancakes. Coincidentaly this is the number of bananas that would fit into an Indian elephant's ear.
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James
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posted 12 September 2005 12:26 PM
Well, Magoo, in collaboration with your dear associate Courtney, you've hit upon a great idea. Why not every vending machine double as a bee-hive ?! It is efficient, making use of all that otherwise wasted space inside, a perfect tamper-proof security against those who try to bust into the cash box, and the bees would patrol the entire area, scooping up discarded bits of soft-drink, chocolate bar, etc., efficiently converting them to honey, and to beeswax that could be used to lubricate the inner works of the vending machine, and ......
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Mr. Anonymous
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posted 12 September 2005 11:03 PM
In a similar vein, there is a lady in Martha's Vinyard who makes 6 figures during the warmer months with an organic greenhouse largely fed and warmed (fertilizer and body heat) by chickens.http://www.solviva.com/ The website seems interesting, though her book didn't do too well on amazon.com in terms of reviews. "My experience has provided powerful evidence that indicates that we do indeed, today, have technologies and methods available that are capable of heating and cooling our buildings, generating electricity, providing food and transportation, and managing wastewater and solid wastes, in ways that reduce pollution and depletion of resources by 80% or more. Furthermore, it proves that this can be done in ways that reduce the cost of living, and improve security, health and comfort." Certain chapters of the book can be found here: http://www.solviva.com/solviva_book.htm Some interesting quotes here as well: http://www.solviva.com/important_quotes.htm [ 12 September 2005: Message edited by: Mr. Anonymous ]
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Southlander
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posted 24 September 2005 11:19 AM
quote: Originally posted by CourtneyGQuinn: there's a grocery store flyer in front of me advertising 10 kg of sugar for $5.88...how many bees would it take to convert that amount of sugar into how much wax and how much honey honey? (assuming the bees ain't GMed)...wicked wax and fermented honey both might bee potential fuel sources imagine an automated machine whereby you dump in a 22 pound bag of sugar once a week and recieve a few pounds of wax to heat your home/water , and a few pounds of fermented honey to fuel your vehicle so i can think of three outputs coming from BEE + SUGAR machine...1)heat from the hive....2)wax for wick and warmth...3)honey for alcohol fermentation and fuel
Sorry to bee pedantic, but they can't turn straight sugar into wax.
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Blondin
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posted 29 September 2005 10:51 AM
One day 4 bees were returning to their hive with their little pollen carriers filled to capacity when one of them said, "I'm really tired. Can we take 5?""Good idea," said another. "See that Shell station down there? Let's rest on top of the sign for a few minutes." So they all headed for the top of the Shell sign except one bee. He went across the street and rested on top of an Esso sign. "What's with him?" enquired one of the bees. His friend replied, "I guess it's true - there's an Esso bee in every crowd!"
From: North Bay ON | Registered: Sep 2005
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