Posted 11/05/2008 at 06:15:31pm

I believe that the article is referring to photovoltaic cells, not to solar panels for heating water.  As far as I know, there is no "transfer rate" associated with photovoltaic cells.  There is a heat transfer rate associated with solar panels for heating water.

Posted 08/31/2008 at 04:01:57pm

FusilliJerry82 Had a good thought, just did not finish it.

      ""Hypothetical:

       You are suspected for murder but before police can get to your house, you clean or replace
       floorboards or something.  It's obvious that carpet has been replaced, things have been
       sandblasted clean, what have you.  But they can't find the actual evidence.

       But they really think you did, so you're charged with murder.

       Regardless of whether you actually murdered someone, isn't there something wrong with that?""

Actually the better comparison is that you might be found guilty of murder because you tampered with evidence.  This actually happened with Hans Reiser.  After he killed his wife & put her in the car for 2 days, he buried her, then ripped out the carpet and passenger seat from the car.  Using the judges warped logic, he tampered with evidence & should have been convicted of murder from that alone.