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The power of water
“It is junk science”, their adversaries would say. And with a decision ruled beforehand, there was really no need to examine all the intricacies in detail. The electrochemists Martin Fleischmann (1927-2012) and Stanley Pons (1943-) had, in a long series … Continue reading
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Tagged cold fusion, electrolysis, fusion energy, LENR, non-traditional alternative energy sources, transmutation, water, water research
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The artist’s water
Like a painting, the water surface shimmers. Its low undulating forms, just slightly curved, one in front of another, has been shaped by the wind or a passing boat, and the water surface comes to life. Like the memory filtering … Continue reading
Posted in Observing Water
Tagged reflections, water, water art, wavy mirrors
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The dancing plumes
Swish, swish, swish, I have to run to escape the plumes of water cascading round and round over the small field. Innumerable water droplets journey together, upwards, upwards, then turning, falling, dissolving into a cloud of rain. Down below, the … Continue reading
Posted in Water & Quality
Tagged alternative water treatment, groundwater depletion, groundwater table, soil infiltration, soil restoration, vortex irrigation, vortexing, water, water vortex
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The natural flowform
Powerful, the mass of water is rushing past me, a white blueish foaming torrent. Confined between the towering stone walls in the gorge, the river here has acquired a relentless quality, thrusting forward unstoppable. Making sure that I stand on … Continue reading
Posted in Water & Self-organization
Tagged erosion, flowforms, gorge, John Wilkes, natural flowforms, potholes, river flow, self-organization, self-organizing flow, sjoa, water, water art, water dance, water rhythm
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Water’s pulse
Swish, swoosh, swish, swoosh, in a rhythmic pattern, the water swings to and fro in the vessel, a “flowform”, originally conceived by the British anthroposophist John Wilkes (1930-2011) in 1970 and since then developed into many shapes. The incoming water … Continue reading
Posted in Water & Quality, Water & Self-organization, Water Environment & Climate
Tagged alternative water treatment, flowforms, John Wilkes, self-organization, self-organizing flow, sewage treatment, Warmonderhof, water, water art, water dance, water pulsation
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The rising seas
Slowly, almost imperceptibly, the water level rises. Where are we actually heading? What is the attractor of our present course? Where will we be, when water finds its new level? Our actions are like a small marble, rolling down a … Continue reading
Posted in Water Environment & Climate
Tagged climate attractors, climate change, environment, flooding, paleogeology, sea level rise, self-organization, water
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The water jet dances
The jet of water ejects out of the nozzle in a continuous, steady flow. Directing my eyes towards the opening, there is not a trace of pulsation. Yet just slightly above, the dance has begun. As the upward movement is … Continue reading
Posted in Observing Water
Tagged chaos, chaotic pulsation, complexity, free boundary flow, hydrodynamics, water, water art, water dance, water flow
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Ink droplets falling in water
Water’s inherent tendency to form patterns can be observed as simple as with ink droplets falling into water (preferably in a container with flat walls). The impact of the droplet creates vaulting toroidal forms, vortexes resembling jellyfish, and finally, when … Continue reading
Posted in Observing Water
Tagged biomimicry, D'Arcy Thompson, emergence, flow visualization, ink droplets, ink images, pattern formation, Theodor Schwenk, vortex flow, water, water art, water research, water species
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Self-organization
Self-organizing, seemingly out of nothing, the sand-water rolls appear. Where did they come from? The moment before, when the incoming stream reached its highest level and turned, there was only a flat surface of murky water. Self-organization means the spontaneous … Continue reading
Posted in Water & Self-organization
Tagged emergence, Ilya Prigogine, self-organization, self-organizing flow, water
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