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It won't ever be economical to extract water from 600km below the surface. Also, oil won't last forever.
by sa1 13y ago
It won't ever be economical to extract water from 600km below the surface. Also, oil won't last forever.
- dsaravel 13y agoWell, the stone age didn't end for lack of stones.
- TeMPOraL 13y agoStone is a construction material, not a power source.
- thaumasiotes 13y agoIt's economical to desalinize seawater (once memorably [to me] described as "the most worthless substance in the world") now. We don't do it because using already-fresh water is even cheaper, but desalinization isn't exactly expensive.
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- joshdance 13y agoSource on the economics of desalinization? Everything I have ever seen have put it at pretty expensive. Would love to see a per gallon or liter price.