i’m back here again and i am facinated.
this site is massive and most of it laid down with hissing and buzzing pipes.
if you look at this pic and the one in the previous post, you will see a tangle of pipes, lights and valves.
immediately, what strikes me, is that this is old technology, at least 50 years old.
when i look at i site like this, i am amazed by it. i’m amzazed that every tangled-looking pipe, each steam-blowing valve, every outdated looking lever on site has a function and a purpose. everything was laid out in a plan.
human inginuity is an amazing thing. i’m looking at old technolgy and i am still amazed. i remember looking at the old meadowlea margerine plant in alexandria before it closed down about two yrs ago (next to bunnings) and being amazed by the pipes and technology involved in producing manufactured foods.
with the incredible progress that research and technolgy has made, i still just wonder why it is that we still rely on coal-fired power-plants to produce our energy. i wonder, why is it that there are still 50 year old refineries making petrol for our cars. go to silverwater or kurnell to see it for yourself.
you will see trucks filling up their loads with petrol/diesel and then burning diesel to take the payload to a destination where there is no margin (unless the retailer is a major/cartel) . it just does not make sense.
this is just not right and things need to change. if you are thinking about being ‘eco-friendly’ and buying a cheap chinese electric car, it’s a nice thought – just think about where your electricity comes from. Coal.
until we generate our elctricity from clean means ( tidal, geothermic, wind, nuclear[feel free to attck me on this]), i think that anyone who drives an electric car for ‘green’ reasons is a wanker.
Edited: January 14th, 2011
