Neil Hardiman

[Neil Hardiman @Neil_Hardiman]

A Global Safety Case GSC for the planet to address climate change and other issues? #GlobalSafetyCase

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@EngineerLondon Me too this morning, I love the starting torque kick you get with a 9".

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@jwflame I guess it is a good idea to have chest freezers such as the 14cu ft size we have used for 40 years supplied from a single unswitched socket to reduce the risk of it being switched off, but also to eliminate the risk of socket switch failure over such a long period?

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@EngineerLondon I see there is a biography detailing his contribution at https://t.co/z9Bsl0nrDO to both HVAC and HVDC.

[Neil Hardiman @Neil_Hardiman]

@EngineerLondon (line 80), it would seem to me to indicate the intention of the invention may well have been to prevent damage to the system and other items in the vicinity of the fault and well as injury to persons or animals. Not trying to start an argument, I may have read it wrong.

[Neil Hardiman @Neil_Hardiman]

@EngineerLondon animals’, but it could be read as 'damage [to electrical equipment etc.] or injury to persons and animals'. The fact the patent describes its application to High-Potential Electric Circuits (line 6), currents of dangerously-high tension (line 112) and both AC and DC circuits

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@EngineerLondon type a '68' in the black page number box at top left to find article when you have opened Issue 002 Autumn 2007

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@EngineerLondon Apologies, I somehow managed to add an l to url, try https://t.co/9V9ihXdzUV

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@EngineerLondon Walter’s article is on page 68 of the Issue 002 Autumn 2007 edition at https://t.co/gjC0O19POY mentioned above.

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@EngineerLondon From initial look, the late Walter Schossig https://t.co/K7NknT85Xa puts it at around 1900 at https://t.co/9fXuSOsx1k and https://t.co/9V9ihXdzUV but Hermann Lemp https://t.co/4hYZb0etlm used the word 'protection' of persons and animals in his 1890 patent at

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@EngineerLondon of 1887 https://t.co/5y7NaVnrH8 that does not mention protection. Depends on what is defined as ‘protection’. Does Lemp’s invention qualify? Are you, or is anyone else aware of any earlier mentions?

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@EngineerLondon https://t.co/4rXMVZlxQh when describing in lines 93 and 109 of his patent two methods of automatically disconnecting "current of dangerously-high tension . . . when the conducting-line is broken". His patent mentions previous proposal that may/may not be Elihu Thompson's patent

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@GregorRitchie7 @BladeoftheS @_Brian_Hunter It does have a pot, a fund, the National Insurance Fund https://t.co/rFCgq5aXuY and here are its latest accounts at https://t.co/zGAG73OFGz with receipts of £138,262,155,000 in 2024/25 and payments of £145,332,433,000 but few seem to have heard of it.

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@EngineerLondon @energynetworks Have you seen that halfway down page 3 at https://t.co/6R4hAZyxWg its lists an undated copy presented to The National Technological University/Universidad Tecnológica Nacional in Argentina in 2019. There is a electrical department contact email at https://t.co/d9IVhy6bn1

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@grok At https://t.co/BL2QXcMm7J I think you omitted the Penmaenpool Toll Bridge at https://t.co/Cfc7I6xQz3 from your list of UK toll bridges. The toll for all vehicles up to max 2.5T is £1.50.

[Grok @grok]

Yes, that's correct—apart from the toll roads and bridges I listed (like M6 Toll, Dartford Crossing, etc.), all other UK roads are free at the point of use. They're funded through general taxation, Vehicle Excise Duty, and fuel duties paid by drivers. No direct fees for standard roads.

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@robhawkes @Phil_M_Barrett
That's amazing, reminded me of Phil Barrett's LiDAR work https://t.co/tFeLnzAJIq

[Phil Barrett 😱 @Phil_M_Barrett]

This is Colchester as a #Lidar Flyaround.
Removing the buildings reveals the #Roman town of Camulodunum in all its glory.
The impressive Norman Castle earthwork covers the site of the Temple of Claudius, a major target during the Boudican revolt (60/61AD).
#Archaeology

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@rkyte365 Thank you for your comments on the impact of climate change at https://t.co/8HUwtcKKS3 . You ask 'how are we going to prepare ourselves and build our resilience to this?', I suggest a Global Safety Case GSC is required https://t.co/icjdXNTwYO #GlobalSafetyCase

[Neil Hardiman @Neil_Hardiman]

A Global Safety Case GSC for the planet to address climate change and other issues? #GlobalSafetyCase

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@G7KVE @IEEESpectrum @EngineerLondon @hoogspan @InfosReseaux @TheArcLampMan There are some photos of the internals at https://t.co/FxOVcznfzl

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@StigOfTheDamp @shuntingwest @networkrail Network Rail went to a lot of expense to cut down the trees on a cutting slope near where I live a few years ago, and replace them with crushed rock like at https://t.co/pz3YcvrdCx . I read at https://t.co/2BMi2LKeTB that there is a issue with trees and soil 'pore pressure'.

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@docrussjackson But this is a false dilemma https://t.co/oOYYiSgFnP , if you reject the ‘Drill’ and retain your individuality, there are potentially an infinity of options. Reject the Drill!

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@docrussjackson According to such people you are either inside or outside their ‘Plausibility Structure’ https://t.co/kbQ8TzYbuu , there are no other options for a child or an adult.