...the word scientist.

watch the news and you'll hear: "scientist have....or...scientist are....or....scientists are predicting"

First off, who are these scientist? are they respectable or creditable noble prize winners or some college intern doing a year in industry?

secondly what is there back-ground, I currently took over someones position for electronic engineer only to find my predecessors area was ASTRO PHYSICS

I was talking to a mate about how if your a good scientist/engineer/technicain/botanist, you can explain topics in your area in layman terms to the average Joe if they ask. If they can't understand layman terms, then its their fault...not yours.

oh I'm sorry, I forgot to read ALL OF WIKIPEDIA'S electronics portal before posting....perhaps you can enlighten me in your ways by posting the wiki on how to be a grade-A tool.....hmmm?

just to pick more holes in this

"Some environmental groups have warned these cables could be used instead to import non-renewable electricity from coal- and gas-fired power stations in north Africa"

and from the rather snotty, yet informative, article from the_other_chewy on HVDC. One way to stop this would be those in North Africa who don't want our dirty, decadent energy could stick a massive diode bank in line with the output.

But then again HVDC line should have some form of rectification, so there's you massive diode bank! But I suppose its the energy companies who'll have their say and just stick more cabling in, in a sort of "you will eat our powers!" act of forcefulness.

i know its already cold underwater, but super conduction would require stupidly cold temperatures (as metal approaches 0K resistance approaches 0ohms)

thanks and eat shit

"...cables under the med...." are you aware of a little something called ohms law? 3 ways this could be done: 1.get some ultra pure copper cable, solid core roughly as wide as your desk! 2. same as above but smaller and ultra pure gold or platinum 3. take standard high current/voltage cable and super-cool it, which is counter productive as you'd be using quite alot of energy to cool it! even with these your still gonna get a considerable loss! looks like someone went to a green energy lecture and got carried away with ideas......