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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Good intentions, but you are completely misguided. Like many, you see the end result and think its great. But the big picture isn't quite as bright. Know how he got that to burn? high amounts of energy, basicaly a giant microwave oven. Its like running a fan to power a wind turbine. You get some back, but you lose most of it. And food prices are more closely effected by oil prices than ethanol production. Pestacides, fertilizer, and transportation costs are all linked directly to the price of oil, and they are the bulk of the cost of growing crops.
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com'mon genius... burning salt water bottom line is amazing! regardless of how primitive the technology used to make it possible at this point is. it's the ripple in the pond effect...and other brains take this concept to the next level. I could truely see this as being a real step towards something much better.