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− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a RENEWABLE ENERGY RODENT - Elaborate on the title text. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | + | [[Beret Guy]] and [[Megan]] are walking in summer, where Beret Guy expresses his appreciation for the weather typical of a summer day. He also mentions "field mice's wind turbines", which Megan initially assumes to be referring to dandelions (similar to the wordplay that Beret Guy utilized in [[1322: Winter]]). However, Beret Guy turns out to be speaking literally, as he picks up what is in fact a tiny {{w|wind turbine}} and blows into it. This causes the blades of the turbine to spin very rapidly, generating a lot of power for the structure it is connected to, thus causing a field mouse to cheer in excitement. | |
− | + | Sadly, the efficiency of wind turbines is proportional to their size,[https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/wind-turbines-bigger-better] a limitation not shared by other forms of renewable energy such as {{w|solar panel}}s and {{w|pico hydro}}. According to [https://www.omnicalculator.com/ecology/wind-turbine this calculator], a 10 centimeter radius wind turbine powered by a 5.7 meter/second breath[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215098616300830] would produce one watt at just 26% efficiency. | |
− | + | Further frustrating mice using wind power, {{w|Wind gradient|windspeed increases logarithmically with height}} above ground. Windspeed is published as its value 10 meters above ground, where it is 1.5 times faster than at ground level.[https://www.nooutage.com/wind.htm] In the U.S., where Randall lives, average year-round windspeed is about 15 km/h,[https://sciencing.com/average-daily-wind-speed-24011.html] or about 2.8 m/s at ground level, yielding only 0.1 watt for such turbines. However, a typical mouse weighs 25 grams,[https://web.jhu.edu/animalcare/procedures/mouse.html] compared to about 81 kilograms for humans,[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3408371/] so presumably mice electricity needs would be about 0.03% of people. The average U.S. residential customer uses about 1,242 watts of electricity,[https://www.electricchoice.com/blog/electricity-on-average-do-homes/] 0.03% of which is 0.37 watts. Therefore, three such turbines should be able to serve about four fifths of one mouse's needs, not counting their {{w|home energy storage}} battery inefficiency. | |
− | + | The title text claims wind turbines reproduce by dispersing their blades, in the manner of dandelion {{w|seed dispersal}}. | |
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
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:[Megan and Beret Guy are walking on grass.] | :[Megan and Beret Guy are walking on grass.] | ||
:Beret Guy: Ahh, summer! | :Beret Guy: Ahh, summer! | ||
:Beret Guy: The clouds are big, the bugs are zooming, | :Beret Guy: The clouds are big, the bugs are zooming, | ||
− | :[Beret Guy stops walking. There are | + | :[Beret Guy stops walking. There are tiny structures on the grass in front of him.] |
:Beret Guy: and the field mice have put up their little wind turbines. | :Beret Guy: and the field mice have put up their little wind turbines. | ||
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:''Puff'' | :''Puff'' | ||
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− | :Voice | + | :Voice below the ground: Yaaay! |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]] | ||
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