From: alanb@sonic.net   
      
   hey guys ..   
      
   I just had a new idea.   
      
   Really a remake of old ideas in a new technology.   
      
   I was thinking of building an acre pond of salt water bio-diesel that   
   will make 300,000 miles of diesel fuel for me, and a few million gallons   
   of fresh water on the way as a natural waste product of that nasty   
   bio-diesel manufacturing process.   
      
   These vast 1 acre pond buildings have to be covered and made out of   
   something that is not likely to rot to much and will let the sun and CO2   
   in so as to make life ... the green rotting mess that is primordial   
   gasoline by way of diesel fuel.   
      
   So I am going to describe a constructed arch that the brainaics, the   
   engineers, the architects .. who really do this stuff and know way more   
   about then I do ... will have to design it.   
      
   This is just an idea of PLASTIC CONCRETE BEAMS for construction purpose.   
      
   They will have be molded, in a form, placed in an arch on the ground   
   nearby to where they will be erected.   
      
   To big and regardless of their light weight relatively speaking not   
   inclined to be trucked or air lifted by any means as it has to span at   
   least an acre pond, a small football or baseball field that is for goop   
   floating in the water and not for people.   
      
   So have build the form on the ground, with a 90 degree bend on the top   
   for the arch as that is the pitch of the roof, to come down to the   
   upright sides, that meet it at the ground.   
      
   Putting STEEL at the peak of the arch ... and putting STEEL in to the   
   foundation parts of the left and right sides of the beam where it has to   
   plug into the foundation ground would be required to take the stress.   
      
   Then pour in the hot mix of plastic concrete in to the form.   
      
   Take the recycled plastic laying about, gather it all up and melt it   
   down, add in some volcanic pumice and hollow steel shaped jacks.   
      
   Like the ball and jacks .. they are formed in concrete for sea walls so   
   that the surf will not move them like rocks as they interlock.   
      
   These hollow jacks and pumice scattered about in the plastic mix like   
   chocolate chips and walnuts in a cookie mix will change the weight and   
   add gathering strength as gravity bends on it.   
      
   These beams wont rot ... they wont grow mold   
      
   and they will have slots in them to accept smaller cross support beams   
   made of the same plastic concrete,   
      
   and slots to accept panels of clear plastic that can be easily moved   
   through, cleaned, repaired, or replaced.   
      
   These smaller support beams, panels and smaller ancillary stuff are made   
   off site at a factory as lights, fans, pumps, pipes, will be needed to   
   keep the salt water ponds active ...   
      
   and take off the fresh water that can not be reclaimed for the ponds as   
   a natural waste product of the manufacturing process.   
      
   Have to make some new things to make this new bio fuel .. but it is all   
   do able.   
      
   sumbuddie wear blind sea   
      
   :?   
      
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