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Al Gore wrote:People think about geothermal energy — when they think about it at all — in terms of the hot water bubbling up in some places, but two kilometers or so down in most places 'cause the interior of the earth is extremely hot, several million degrees there are these incredibly hot rocks, and the crust of the earth is hot

The sun burns at a temp of approximately 9940.73 degrees Fahrenheit. Far from the several million degrees the earths interior.

Funny thing is the earth core temp is approximately 5432 to 9032 degrees Fahrenheit.

IF you do the math. Where the temp raises 1 degree Fahrenheit for every 60 feet the temp will be around 180,032 degrees Fahrenheit so indeed the earth core maybe hotter than the sun.

Like most science the is no actual way to measure the temp of the earth core's. His statements of late has really been way out there.

Sources= Conan O'Brien's interview with Al Gore
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/g ... n99256.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
check the physical characteristics (surface and core temperatures). the use of K instead of F should be preferred too.
compare this to the surface and core temperatures (estimates?) of the earth. comparing different characteristics of two entities is pop science. i even suspect that the temperature increase with depth is not linear. i wonder if anyone has done a simulation of this already (a quick search turns up a few hits).

given your estimate of 180kF is true, then heliothermal energy is still 100 times better than geothermal energy, provided you can drill a hole into the sun to get ahold of it

Temperature and Heat are 2 different animals.

The estimated core temp of earth is between 3000 and 5000 C. The surface of the sun is about 5500 C; the sun's Core is about 15 million C.

fail. (Mr. Gore that is)

ccb056 wrote:Temperature and Heat are 2 different animals.

Heh, how so ?

Insurrectionist wrote:The sun burns at a temp of approximately 9940.73 degrees Fahrenheit. Far from the several million degrees the earths interior.

That's plain hilarious. Got a reference ? I need some more good laughts.

Duper wrote:The estimated core temp of earth is between 3000 and 5000 C. The surface of the sun is about 5500 C; the sun's Core is about 15 million C.

fail. (Mr. Gore that is)

in Fahrenheit:

Earth core = (apprx) 5436 F to 9032 F
Sun surface = 9932 F
Sun Core = (apprx) 27,000,032 F

Insurrectionist wrote:The earth is hotter than the sun.

Mary Ann is hotter than Ginger.

Kilarin wrote:

Insurrectionist wrote:The earth is hotter than the sun.

Mary Ann is hotter than Ginger.

x2!!



wait.. what??

Insurrectionist wrote:The sun burns at a temp of approximately 9940.73 degrees Fahrenheit. Far from the several million degrees the earths interior.

Sorry, my bad I see I should have said the Sun Surface temp is at appropriately Fahrenheit: 9940.7 Celsius: 5504.8 Kelvin: 5777.8

I see how you would find that funny though.

Still the snake oil salesman is wrong in stating

Al Gore wrote: two kilometers or so down in most places 'cause the interior of the earth is extremely hot, several million degrees there are these incredibly hot rocks, and the crust of the earth is hot

Solar Atmosphere

Surface Gas Pressure (top of photosphere): 0.868 mb
Effective temperature: 5778 K
Temperature at bottom of photosphere: 6600 K
Temperature at top of photosphere: 4400 K
Temperature at top of chromosphere: ~30,000 K
Photosphere thickness: ~400 km
Chromosphere thickness: ~2500 km
Sun Spot Cycle: 11.4 yr.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/fa ... nfact.html

Kilarin wrote:

Insurrectionist wrote:The earth is hotter than the sun.

Mary Ann is hotter than Ginger.

Never a truer statement was uttered here.

OP wrote:

Al Gore wrote:People think about geothermal energy — when they think about it at all — in terms of the hot water bubbling up in some places, but two kilometers or so down in most places 'cause the interior of the earth is extremely hot, several million degrees there are these incredibly hot rocks, and the crust of the earth is hot

He's probably getting mixed up with temperature and pressure.
It'd be a serious problem if he were a scientist who should know better, but that's not the case.

It's necroposting, but...Al Gore never stated what *kind* of degrees he meant. Al Gore is very smart - he invented the internet after all. He uses his own system of degrees, and under that system, the Earth's core is several million degrees.

Stroodles wrote:It's necroposting, but...Al Gore never stated what *kind* of degrees he meant. Al Gore is very smart - he invented the internet after all. He uses his own system of degrees, and under that system, the Earth's core is several million degrees.

wow, is he related to Chuck Norris???

Duper wrote:

Stroodles wrote:It's necroposting, but...Al Gore never stated what *kind* of degrees he meant. Al Gore is very smart - he invented the internet after all. He uses his own system of degrees, and under that system, the Earth's core is several million degrees.

wow, is he related to Chuck Norris???

No, he's just delusional.

I detect truthiness