You know those little magnets we used to play with when we were kids? Opposite poles attract while identical poles repel. Why can't that type of resistance or attraction be used to power batteries? They're using resistance to charge batteries with the hybrid cars (when you apply the brakes).

What about temperature changes? That little amount of liquid in a thermometer expands or contracts based on temperature. Why can't pressure or reverse pressure be used to power batteries? We experience temperature changes naturally and pressure can be considered synonymous with resistance.

Whatever happened to that '66 Plymouth that could get 200 mpg with an electric motor mounted to the transmission, a lawnmower engine under the hood above the motor, and batteries in the trunk?

Why isn't anyone investigating this stuff? I'm not talking about those who would squash it.

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Years ago, I accurately predicted the ubiquitousness of the cell phone. What I didn't predict was how much it would used in the wrong places and at the wrong times. Movie theaters, hospitals… you get the picture.

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Stress is what happens when you suppress the natural desire to choke the living hell out of someone who deserves it. I live a stress-free life.

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The television and movie industries could make a fortune by embracing the bittorrent protocol. They could insert advertisements like they do now, but tailor them to specific markets and upload quality XviD files via bittorrent clients. The current versions (ad-free of course) would slowly dwindle because it wouldn't be worth the time to remove the ads and re-upload. I also think that most people would support the new versions (i.e. no fear of re-seeding or blocking IP's or anything like that because these would be legal torrents). The industries could continue to charge for ad-free versions and still make money.

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I think Einstein's theory of relativity is a load of crap. Why would the speed of light have any bearing on the passage of time? It works for science fiction but there's no basis for it in scientific fact.