Comments on: What the Heck Is A Steam Pipe Anyway? http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:32:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Alan Rager http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/comment-page-1/#comment-393788 Alan Rager Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:20:41 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/#comment-393788 Well, the capitalists weren't being green, per se. They were being capitalists by using their greed to maximize efficiency. Minimizing waste is a way to increase profits. Well, the capitalists weren’t being green, per se. They were being capitalists by using their greed to maximize efficiency. Minimizing waste is a way to increase profits.

]]> By: Brandon Martinez http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/comment-page-1/#comment-393780 Brandon Martinez Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:54:59 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/#comment-393780 Pound as in pressure it exerts in the space it occupies? Or maybe if you condensed it, how much the condensed liquid would weigh? :P Pound as in pressure it exerts in the space it occupies? Or maybe if you condensed it, how much the condensed liquid would weigh? :P

]]> By: Marc http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/comment-page-1/#comment-393768 Marc Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:25:00 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/#comment-393768 What is a pound of steam? Is that like a pound of M&Ms or a pound of rocks? I had no idea that steam had a weight. What is a pound of steam? Is that like a pound of M&Ms or a pound of rocks? I had no idea that steam had a weight.

]]> By: Erik http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/comment-page-1/#comment-393766 Erik Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:12:27 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/#comment-393766 What? Are you telling me that the evil bastard capitalists started being green before government regulation all just so they could save some money and create efficiency? No! That's unpossible! What? Are you telling me that the evil bastard capitalists started being green before government regulation all just so they could save some money and create efficiency? No! That’s unpossible!

]]> By: dalton http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/comment-page-1/#comment-393759 dalton Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:25:38 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/07/11502/#comment-393759 *Thank you*. I'm an NYC resident and I was wondering the same thing...why the heck do we have all this dangerous steam running around our city, anyway? It almost seems that it would be more efficient for ConEd to redirect the steam back into their own power generators rather than maintaining an ancient steam network. Hey, we could run fiber throughout the city through the defunct steam pipes and finally get some decent broadband in this city. *Thank you*. I’m an NYC resident and I was wondering the same thing…why the heck do we have all this dangerous steam running around our city, anyway?

It almost seems that it would be more efficient for ConEd to redirect the steam back into their own power generators rather than maintaining an ancient steam network. Hey, we could run fiber throughout the city through the defunct steam pipes and finally get some decent broadband in this city.

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