What was the most recent documentary you watched on TV?

Griff · 10-12-2015, 08:18 AM

I haven't seen this one yet but it features a friend who build his house a little after us. The Sustainable

http://www.saratogian.com/general-ne...ew-documentary

xoxoxoBruce · 10-12-2015, 09:11 AM

I'm surprised how small their solar array is, especially with ten year old panels.

Griff · 10-12-2015, 09:14 AM

I think his windmill does most of the battery charging.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-12-2015, 09:29 AM

Oh, then are they water panels?

Beest · 10-12-2015, 11:18 AM

A Nova show, The First Air War. About the evolution of aircraft during the WWI.
The twist is that there is an American guy in New Zealand with a workshop and team of guys that build the planes from scratch according to original blue prints so instead of just old pictures there is great footage of the planes being flown.

They could also test out some stuff like dogfighting two planes to see which is superior.

Griff · 10-12-2015, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Beest

A Nova show, The First Air War. About the evolution of aircraft during the WWI.
The twist is that there is an American guy in New Zealand with a workshop and team of guys that build the planes from scratch according to original blue prints so instead of just old pictures there is great footage of the planes being flown.

They could also test out some stuff like dogfighting two planes to see which is superior.

How cool is that? I'll answer that's pretty damn cool.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-12-2015, 01:28 PM

Way cool, NOVA, PBS, and the internet for that matter, have unearthed some long hidden treasures in photographs and film. Most of it not intentionally hidden, but just unknown outside a circle of the holder's friends. Companies fold and some employee grabs records being trashed for a keepsake, or an employee took behind the scenes photos of historic events, when there was no news organizations who wanted them. I mean who takes snapshots at events thinking they are a historic record, just souvenirs to show friends. Unfortunately the snapshots taken today have the owner's mug in every damn shot.

Griff · 10-12-2015, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh, then are they water panels?

I'll have to ask him, I think he has both but the solar cells may be on his battery shed.

Griff · 01-02-2016, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

I haven't seen this one yet but it features a friend who build his house a little after us. The Sustainable

http://www.saratogian.com/general-ne...ew-documentary

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I'm surprised how small their solar array is, especially with ten year old panels.

We stayed at the house Wednesday night on our way up North. He has 12 panels and a windmill which generally does the job. There is a generator tied in to top off the batteries if needed but it apparently doesn't come on often. The battery bank is in the basement. I was there when he did his monthly maintenance topping off the batteries that need more water.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-02-2016, 03:00 PM

What kind of batteries for that setup, big like forklift batteries, or like car batteries, or something special?

Griff · 01-02-2016, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

What kind of batteries for that setup, big like forklift batteries, or like car batteries, or something special?

Deep cycle marine batteries

I don't know where that $50k number comes from.

Spexxvet · 01-04-2016, 09:15 AM

On episode 7 of Making a Murderer - a Netflix original.

Highly recommend

10-12-2015, 08:18 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I haven't seen this one yet but it features a friend who build his house a little after us. The Sustainable http://www.saratogian.com/general-ne...ew-documentary __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-12-2015, 09:11 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm surprised how small their solar array is, especially with ten year old panels. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-12-2015, 09:14 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I think his windmill does most of the battery charging. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-12-2015, 09:29 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh, then are they water panels? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-12-2015, 01:28 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Way cool, NOVA, PBS, and the internet for that matter, have unearthed some long hidden treasures in photographs and film. Most of it not intentionally hidden, but just unknown outside a circle of the holder's friends. Companies fold and some employee grabs records being trashed for a keepsake, or an employee took behind the scenes photos of historic events, when there was no news organizations who wanted them. I mean who takes snapshots at events thinking they are a historic record, just souvenirs to show friends. Unfortunately the snapshots taken today have the owner's mug in every damn shot. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-12-2015, 11:18 AM	#5
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	A Nova show, The First Air War. About the evolution of aircraft during the WWI. The twist is that there is an American guy in New Zealand with a workshop and team of guys that build the planes from scratch according to original blue prints so instead of just old pictures there is great footage of the planes being flown. They could also test out some stuff like dogfighting two planes to see which is superior.

01-02-2016, 03:00 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What kind of batteries for that setup, big like forklift batteries, or like car batteries, or something special? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-04-2016, 09:15 AM	#12
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	On episode 7 of Making a Murderer - a Netflix original. Highly recommend __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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