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Eldan985 t1_j0761hy wrote

Reply to comment by agate_ in [OC] Cost of Carbon Zero - Historical Look At U.S. Funding of Fusion Energy by Metalytiq

We can just make biodiesel, that's easier. We already have transgenic algae that produce useful oil in high concentrations, and they don't need much more than water and sunlight.

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Brittainicus t1_j082snm wrote

Yeah but with unlimited energy we can just turn air into biofuels directly skipping the plant part if we just brute force it

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HardCounter t1_j078gdv wrote

Water... you mean like from the toilet?

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Eldan985 t1_j078t50 wrote

Sunlight. IT's what plants crave.

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HardCounter t1_j079gq7 wrote

I mean, i guess i can share my stash of Sunlight with a plant. Not sure how the bong would fit. Also, isn't that cannibalism?

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Eldan985 t1_j079u3p wrote

Nah. A plant eating another plant is like an animal eating another animal.

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HardCounter t1_j07ai3s wrote

Ohgod, so you're saying i'm a cannibal? That's mean.

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