Comments on: The black balls of Ivanhoe http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html A collection of oddities that includes weird places, strange people, bizarre events and other odd stuff from all around the world Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:04:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Used Corvette http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-13826 Used Corvette Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:56:20 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-13826 I bookmarked your blog, thanks for sharing this very interesting article I bookmarked your blog, thanks for sharing this very interesting article

]]> By: skonte http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-13211 skonte Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:25:16 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-13211 Americans,,,, you just cant live without them Americans,,,, you just cant live without them

]]> By: TB http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-9172 TB Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:59:25 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-9172 If you were to tell me that they were doing this as a cost effective way to heat the water, I would have understood that. If you were to tell me that they were doing this as a cost effective way to heat the water, I would have understood that.

]]> By: w http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-4974 w Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:29:37 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-4974 Awesome - almost looks photoshopped! Awesome – almost looks photoshopped!

]]> By: mundens http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-4910 mundens Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:28:07 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-4910 I wonder if they've really thought this through... sunlight is heating the chlorine and bromide in the water resulting in gassing. But _black_ plastic balls will soak up more heat than the relatively reflective surface of the water, most likely leading to _increased_ heating of the reservoir..., and thus _more_ gassing. Woudln't it have made more sense to remover the chlorine and bromide by pumping the water through micro-pore filters, or distilling it? You'd need to remove that stuff from the water anyway before using it for anything. I wonder if they’ve really thought this through… sunlight is heating the chlorine and bromide in the water resulting in gassing. But _black_ plastic balls will soak up more heat than the relatively reflective surface of the water, most likely leading to _increased_ heating of the reservoir…, and thus _more_ gassing.

Woudln’t it have made more sense to remover the chlorine and bromide by pumping the water through micro-pore filters, or distilling it? You’d need to remove that stuff from the water anyway before using it for anything.

]]> By: Pammy http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-4879 Pammy Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:10:42 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-4879 Only problem, the balls are made out of #7 plastic, which leaches carcinogenic chemicals into the water. But in a city whose smog fills residents lungs with the equivalent carcinogens as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, does it really even matter? LOL Only problem, the balls are made out of #7 plastic, which leaches carcinogenic chemicals into the water. But in a city whose smog fills residents lungs with the equivalent carcinogens as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, does it really even matter? LOL

]]> By: Spooky http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-4849 Spooky Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:04:02 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-4849 Yeah, sorry about that Alex, there was a power outage when I had just uploaded the photos, so I didn't get to write the text until this morning Yeah, sorry about that Alex, there was a power outage when I had just uploaded the photos, so I didn’t get to write the text until this morning

]]> By: Alex http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-4847 Alex Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:59:24 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-4847 the text blurb wasn't there when i posted :) the text blurb wasn’t there when i posted :)

]]> By: Lilian http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-4842 Lilian Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:58:42 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-4842 Yup, I would really appriciate an explanation too. Yup, I would really appriciate an explanation too.

]]> By: jasonwlh http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html/comment-page-1#comment-4825 jasonwlh Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:16:33 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-black-balls-of-ivanhoe.html#comment-4825 What? What?

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