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We've come full circle as a society. Pressurized steam used to power everything, created by burning coal and wood. Then we went to oil based fuels for transport
by olivermarks 3y ago
We've come full circle as a society. Pressurized steam used to power everything, created by burning coal and wood. Then we went to oil based fuels for transportation and grid electricity and natural gas for most other energy needs.
Now we are back to pressurized battery electricity created by coal, gas, hydro.
Thermal runaway issues will increase as more lithium devices malfunction and age, as the endless electric scooter and other battery fires demonstrate.
https://youtu.be/4IrN9MTj5YI https://youtu.be/4IrN9MTj5YI
The 1948 Steam Locomotive Boiler Explosion Outside of Chillicothe, Ohio