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Originally posted by HowardRoark
Really, that was dumb of them. Why would they send out the new "uber batteries?"
I'm sorry but this one has "urban legend" writen all over it.
Originally posted by Aelita
the claim that energy is cheap and abundant does not seem correct to me.
We still generate a lot of it by burning coal (really bad for the envoronment). If we were to switch to clean energy immediately, the economy would collapse.
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Originally posted by skippytjc
Originally posted by Aelita
the claim that energy is cheap and abundant does not seem correct to me.
We still generate a lot of it by burning coal (really bad for the envoronment). If we were to switch to clean energy immediately, the economy would collapse.
Energy is IMENSLY abundant. The problem is converting it into a useful form.
And as far as saying the economy would collapse, you couldn’t be any further from the truth. Why wouldn’t there be as much money involved with alternate energy sources as with oil? It would be a challenge for some companies to adapt, but the bottom line is, if the population is behind it, the money will be there.
The only economies that would suffer from “uber batteries” would be ones based on oil sales. (there is you anti Islamic comment for the day Aelita, just for you)
Originally posted by skippytjc
Imagine a battery, so powerful and efficient it can power your home for 6 months. Just plug it in. Imagine a battery the size of your fist powerful enough to drive your car for a month that costs less than a tank of gas does today.
It doesn’t matter how the power gets to the battery or where it comes from. Just know there are many, extremely abundant ways of doing it.
You mention hydrogen, a great way of creating clean power for uber batteries. But you will never see a hydrogen motor in a watch or a cell phone.
Batteries are the thing guys, and stop thinking “Copper top”, because that’s not what I’m talking about.
Originally posted by SpookyVince
I somehow hate to say that but... it is all a money thing. Think for a minute or two what it would like in the whole world if oil hasn't had its word from now on... The reason why water or flowers are not a source of power yet is there: money. That's it, IMO...
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Bad typing skills showing up again...
[edit on 16-5-2005 by SpookyVince]