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Conservation of energy insists that it's just a reallocation of resources. Today's landfills (and bombing targets) are tomorrow's mines. It's only when we ge
by bmelton 12y ago
Conservation of energy insists that it's just a reallocation of resources.
Today's landfills (and bombing targets) are tomorrow's mines. It's only when we get into nuclear materials that those resources become inviable for rediscovery.
- munificent 12y agoNo, because it's increasing entropy. In the case of explosives, one could argue the entire point is to produce maximum entropy. Which means they are effectively designed to minimize the value that can be reclaimed after they are used.