Thermoacoustic Stove

[Aggie]

Whoa - I WANT one of these for camping (well, this doesn't sound portable, but good for a cabin)!  The applications to the 3rd world make it truly valuable:

Acoustic Stove Could Aid Third World



CBC story:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/05/15/tech-thermoacoustic-stove.html

[Griffin NoName]

I don't get this bit, in terms of it being used anywhere.

The fire heats compressed air that has been pumped into specially shaped pipes located inside the stove's chimney and behind the stove.

How is the air pumped in?

[Aggie]

I'd imagine that it's a sealed unit, and air could be pumped in with something as simple as a bike pump.  No idea if I'm correct, but that seems like the obvious way to make it viable for a one-size-fits-all solution.

[Sibling Chatty]

WANT. Now...

I'm tired of cooking in a crock pot or an electric skillet. I'm tired of lots of stuff...  This sounds workable for the "extremely poor" in the US as well. And yes, the extremely poor exist here, no matter what the damned government says.

[anthrobabe]

Warning!!! Political Content --- Loaded Political Statement Ahead--
and if Mike Huckabee ( former gov of AR) gets his way - umm I mean if he is elected to the US presidency --the flat tax will be 35% on every freaking thing including food-- but of course he is a Baptist preacher and the bible does say that the poor will always be with you (us).

[Sibling Chatty]

He's got almost as good a chance of getting elected as I do.

He's considered a joke candidate by his own party, an appeasement to the "Jesus Whackos" that they think have ruined the GOP!! DUH...who did they go after? Who have they played to? Who helped them build their "strength"? Oh, yeah, the less formal Christians--Baptists, assorted pentecostal sects, etc.--that WERE traditionally Democrats due to socio-economic status. Took 'em a while to realize that if you shove them in your tent, you have to expect them to want to help run the game!!