Submitted by __The__Anomaly__ t3_1128bwn in Futurology
hyggety_hyggety t1_j8l2w42 wrote
Serious question: can someone explain to me why using our limited resource of water is a good thing? Like actually destroying the water. Why is treating our oceans as a new fuel source not a horrible idea? It feels like we’re a planet of fuel junkies trying for a better high.
Alpha3031 t1_j8lykw7 wrote
Well, they hydrogen doesn't go away when you use it as energy storage (it's not a fuel source because you get less energy out burning it than you put in unless you have some pretty advanced fusion reactor, it's like million times harder than deuterium fusion) so when you burn the hydrogen again you get water back.
Anakin_BlueWalker3 t1_j8n4juw wrote
It does, however, escape from containment very easily and float away into space.
hyggety_hyggety t1_j8ob6hc wrote
That makes me feel somewhat better, thank you!
MundaneTaco t1_j8m3336 wrote
Freshwater is a scarce resource, and even then only in certain regions. The oceans are enormous.
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-8bbd1bee70e10a32ffc735032c1463b3-lq
hyggety_hyggety t1_j8obhvt wrote
Yeah, I get that, but it is still a finite resource, not just for us humans because we drink it.
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