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Originally Posted by Gangrell (Post 1207320)

Now that I think about it, there could potentially be a huge consequence behind it. If we did convert salt water to fresh and used it to run cars with, that could potentially destroy the ecosystem in some parts of the ocean.

Price of convenience doesn't seem worth it eh?

Like that has ever stopped humans. Ocean ecosystems are already being raped and pillaged as it is.

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Originally Posted by SecretMaster (Post 1207341)

Like that has ever stopped humans. Ocean ecosystems are already being raped and pillaged as it is.

Though whether it's too little too late or not, we're starting to learn from our mistakes. At the least to the point where we're recognizing them for what they are.

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Originally Posted by Firestormalpha (Post 1207346)

Though whether it's too little too late or not, we're starting to learn from our mistakes. At the least to the point where we're recognizing them for what they are.

Only because it's hampering our conveniences. If the ozone wasn't being burnt through with a polluted magnifying glass, removing the earth's blood to fuel our cars, or constantly plundering the land for a new animal to butcher for a hamburger, everybody would still be leading their lives as wasteful human beings.

Not blowing it out of proportion or anything, but honestly, we only notice it now because we're destroying the planet and now nature's getting pissed. Icecaps melting, Tornado Alley is being raped by twisters, full on devastation from earthquakes in China.

Leaders of the world are just now saying "Whoops."

SM, btw, I'm aware we're already destroying the ocean's ecosystems, but what I meant was on a mass scale of doing it to fuel our machines the way we have with fossil fuels, if done to a certain degree, we could possibly destroy half of the world's food supply.

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Originally Posted by Kakero (Post 1207289)

co.jp means it's a japanese website. Which mean it's from japan. If it's from japan. The technology could be plausible.

The laws of physics are different in Japan? The energy is going to be coming from somewhere, even if it isn't obvious. In this case it is obvious (at least it is if you notice the followup article). They react water with oxygen seeking metals. It's a perfectly valid reaction:
H2O + M -> MOx + H2
Where M is something like Sodium or Lithium. The only problem is that pure reactive metals take a lot of energy to make, and are going to be consumed by the reaction. They're effectively "burning" the metal to make hydrogen.

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Originally Posted by Seraph (Post 1207412)

The laws of physics are different in Japan?

Japan.....Technology.....Does it ring a bell?

That's why I say it might be plausible.

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Originally Posted by T-D-C (Post 1207282)

Hmmm this could be another alternative...

Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4133668.ece

I'm really surprised no one has jumped on this. Thanks for posting that, TDC. Ilander mentioned it to me earlier this week, and I think its an amazing discovery that could relaly help us in the energy crisis. At least until we are able to change to natural renewable energy sources.
So yeah, what I'm trying to say is that this is a really big deal. Mostly because it has more potential to be able to alleviate energy problems in a timely manner.