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Is there a way to milk tectonic tension?
by otempomores 10y ago
Is there a way to milk tectonic tension?
- quantumhobbit 10y agoWell yes, you can with more earthquakes. Theoretically assuming the build up of tension energy is constant, you could trade many smaller earthquakes for a big one. Ex 30 mag 6's instead of a mag 7 to get the same amount of energy released. Whether that is a good idea or not is debateble. Practically we have no control over earthquakes (except maybe with fracking) and no way to really forecast them.
- pjungwir 10y agoIt does seem like tectonic pressure could be a great source of clean, renewable energy! :-) Maybe some day in the future there will be no earthquakes because we'll have a way of pulling out the energy gradually and putting it to use. Another idea I wish would work is getting energy from lightning strikes. I guess it's not practical, but if it could work, "powered by lightning" sure would sound awesome. :-)