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Originally Posted by Michaelangelica
I thought that would get someone going of course it is mere custom that N is the top of the map. Just you wait till the magnetic poles reverse agin then we will see who goes under!!
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I'll se ya when I see ya.
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Originally Posted by Miguel
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Originally Posted by Trotle
It is the photons striking water molecules on the surface that is the most active mechanism, not the temperature of the water.
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That is something i did not know.
So microwaves and what else would 'excite" water.
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For the simple device in the diagram, no; mirrors won't help. White paint. The microwaves and other more complex devices you show/mention would be boiling the water to get evaporation and this device does not boil the water or even depend on heating the water as implied by the "black liner". Again, it is photons striking water molecules that is responsible for the majority of evaporation in the device as well as evaporation from any open body of water.
I came back to correct my angle dangle calculation; the slope of the glass top should be at the lowest angle the Sun reaches in your area, not the average. Otherwise, some Sun gets blocked part of the year.
For me, the top ought to slope 33º from horizontal so the Sun isn't blocked, and as the Sun gets higher it will simply shine through the glass more directly down on the water.
