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originally posted by: ArmyOfNobunaga
It pretty much means that in 10 years there will be no more oilfield crap.
I do not think they can do much with time givin that we are allready in a sub time loop ourselves.
originally posted by: cavtrooper7
a reply to: parad0x122
If they can do THAT who says they don't screw with time?
originally posted by: Hanslune
Well no, it would take quite some time to spread the technology world wide, 20-30 years and oil has many uses beyond power generation; lubrication, manufacturing plastics, etc. We will still be using oil for a long, long time - useful stuff.
originally posted by: Blue Shift
originally posted by: Hanslune
Well no, it would take quite some time to spread the technology world wide, 20-30 years and oil has many uses beyond power generation; lubrication, manufacturing plastics, etc. We will still be using oil for a long, long time - useful stuff.
Not only that, without knowing all that much about the technology, there is bound to be some kind of downside to it, and the picture won't be all sunshine and roses no matter what. Every single shift or development in technology comes at a price. You want to drive an electric car to clean up the air? You poison the Venezuelan forests to get the lithium.
Only after it has been completely developed and has been around many years will we be able to determine if we put it in the plus or minus category.
EDIT: The way I read the Lockheed announcement, it sounds like they have a "theory" about how something might work, and need help from universities or private companies to see if it can be made real. That's a lot different than saying they have made a workable breakthrough device and need help developing it.