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In response to "A possible new low-power breakthrough in desalination tech. Sounds like a good thing, if it works. -- (link)" by Beryllium

That’s great if it works (like you said). I have high expectations for desalination.

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) May 20 '22, 20:50

Every time it comes up, people say that it’s unfeasible, that it’s too expensive, etc. But we could have said the same about solar power, too. We keep talking about the Earth’s water crisis, how we’re losing fresh water. And I’m squarely of the opinion that once there’s enough demand, there’ll be enough innovation that it’ll make desalination workable. I mean, it basically boils down to: We make desalination work or we run out of fresh water on Earth. Those who say it’ll never work… what are they saying? “Nope! Desalination is too expensive. Let’s just let the world fall in a Mad Max style post-apocalyptic wasteland.”

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Call me a buzzkill if you want but this can't scale to industrial levels. Water's heat capacity is what it is and you can't change the chemistry -- (edited) - Reagen May 21, 02:48
Here's a bunch of sailors debating the potential for it to be true ... -- (link) - Beryllium May 20, 21:04 1
- How big is a case of water? How many ducks is that? -- nm - Mop May 20, 21:34
Yep. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 20:53

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That’s great if it works (like you said). I have high expectations for desalination.

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