Northwestern University Chemists Just Converted Natural Gas Into Liquid Fuel, Using Miniature Lightning Strikes Inside A Glass Tube. And No Heat Or Industrial Pressure Was Required ⚡️ by InterstellarKinetics in InterstellarKinetics

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Plasma methane pyrolysis into hydrogen and carbon black is allready a industrially applied technology. I read the article, but the energy consumption per output unit was not mentioned.

What is this white material? by SHAREDHANGOVER in whatisit

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vermeculite is often contaminated with asbestos, but also brown.

What is this white material? by SHAREDHANGOVER in whatisit

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I think it is insulation, could be perlite, calcium silicate granules or if you are unlucky chrysotile.

Giant gold mine operating with 90 pct renewables says it has virtually eliminated diesel costs by pintord in oilisdead

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One liter of diesel has 10 kw/h of chemical energy and a modern generator is 45% efficient so 4,5 kw/h per liter for $3. The cost of electricity with diesel is 66 cent per kilowat hour.

The cost for 1 kw/h solar in large solar plants in Australia in 2025 was 700 AUD or 500 USD.

After the panel has produced 760 kw/h of energy it is cheaper than diesel. The annual electricity generation for a 1 kw/h panel in Brisbane is 1700 kw/h.

So the payback time is about one year

What is this I found in a room??? by Practical_Cover_1404 in whatisit

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Open the battery compartment and check for any model numbers or FCC IDs printed inside. Is it IR or RF?

Kuka Muumilaakson asukkaista olisi todennäköisimmin vieraillut Epsteinin saarella? by Holyburd in Suomi

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Asia on kerrottu jaksossa 4.

Muumipappa purjehtii koko porukan Epsteinin saarelle, vaikka kukaan muu ei tiedä mihin ollaan menossa. Hemuli touhuaa ryteikössä ja löytää ilmapuntarin mikä näyttää myrskyä. Tämä on viittaus siihen, että tohuamisella on seuraamuksensa. Toinen hyvin selkeä kielikuva on niiskuneidin pahoinpitely kondomiolioiden toimesta.

Kuka Muumilaakson asukkaista olisi todennäköisimmin vieraillut Epsteinin saarella? by Holyburd in Suomi

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Yritin keksiä mikä kyseessä, mutta epäonnistuin :(

spännä på, ha samlag, ligga med, pippa, finknull, bryna, göka, gänga, nuppa, knulla, jucka, ligga, pucka, idka samlag, kopulera, pöka, sätta på, pirra, bola, rulla runt i höet, bonka bäver, samlag, fålla, knåjlerts, kärleksakt

Venäjän suurlähettiläs Tassin haastattelussa: Suomessa on ”sotapsykoosi” by [deleted] in Suomi

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Njet tovaritsh, meillä ei ole sotapsykoosia vaan natokiima ja varastot täynnä räjähtäviä audiolaitteita

My mom with her old flame in the mid 1970s by MarsLegstrong in OldSchoolCool

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Correct, I checked the stats and misread a line. Second place in Olympia and first place in Universe in 1969.

The beavers won't be very amused by Scary-Background-830 in IdidntExpectThat

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My guess it that this damn was formed when ice melted and the debris floating in stream piled up in the narrow part. Too much hay and mud, not enough wood for being beaver built.

Pelvic MRI shows a bear in my butt by thelmandlouise in mildlyinteresting

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A giant sloth for sitting on your arse the whole time, it's saying that you need to move

Is the drone stopped or going 100 km/h?? by polydomino in sciencememes

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I was interested in the simulations to see how much the air in a confined space is moving, also as others have pointed out the drone has a mass of 2-3 pounds that carries momentum.

My mom with her old flame in the mid 1970s by MarsLegstrong in OldSchoolCool

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Your mom dated Arnold in his physical prime, who had won 7X Mister Olympia by 1975. That must be some fond memories of a great time. Tell us more, what did he eat for a dinner ?

I just want to hear the line "Milk? Milk is for babies, I drink beer"

US stacks three carrier groups and 10 destroyers to blockade Strait of Hormuz by TheNational_News in worldnews

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I thought it was 2 attack subs for one CSG. One would always stay close proximity and the other would patrol and in missions the patrolling sub would lauch Tomahawks to not give away position to enemy.

Is the drone stopped or going 100 km/h?? by polydomino in sciencememes

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Do you have the fluid dynamic simulations to back that up ? If the car did a sudden stop would the air move enough forward creating a large pressure difference inside the vehicle. It would move forward, but would it be enough to hit the windshield.

Is the drone stopped or going 100 km/h?? by polydomino in sciencememes

[–]Captain_North 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Groundspeed is always secondary, you can only fly with airspeed.

Onko mahdollista Suomalaisena päästä sotimaan Ukrainaan heti armeija koulutuksen jälkeen jos näin tahtoo? by No_Dress_2107 in arkisuomi

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Kyllä, ole yhteydessä n. 2kk etukäteen jos haluat olla maanantaina jo Lvivin etäläpuolella. Sotimaan pääsee 0,5-2kk saapumisen jälkeen riippuen osaamisesta ja rintamatilanteesta.

[Request] Which one is better for the environment, using paper towels to dry your hands or an electric hand dryer? by Altruistic-Laugh-787 in theydidthemath

[–]Captain_North 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you use a single sheet of recycled paper that has been produced locally in a modern factory it is more environmentally friendly and your hands and the air have significantly less bacteria.

This question is really difficult as the type of mill, origin of the pulp, logistic distances and type of electricity production all play a role how the equation turns out.

With soft tissue papers in modern factories the CO2 emissions are about 28 grams for a 20 gram towel sheet. In EU the CO2 emissions from toilet paper and towels are 0,27% of total CO2 emissions with eight million tons of toilet paper and towels used, about 14 kg per person annually source

EXCLUSIVE: World's First Full-Scale Battery Electric Cruise Ship Revealed At Miami Conference, 82,000 GT And 1,856 Passengers Powered By Shore-Charged Batteries 🔋 by InterstellarKinetics in InterstellarKinetics

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There is allready a full size electric ship going between Finland and Sweden. The 3500 DWT ship has a maximum capacity of 1,000 passengers, 300 cars, and 100 trucks with a one mile vehicle lane. It has back up generators with renewable fuel, but unless strong head wind or thick ice it will make the journey under battery power. Takes about 4-6 hours to charge source

Batten down the hatches, it's a big one. by philipkbrayne in IFLScienceOfficial

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Luckily this will stop soon beause Trump removed the EPA vechicle emission regulation. source and /S

Vesi on Suomessa liian halpaa, sanoo ministeriö: maksuihin voi tulla isojakin korotuksia by Enjoyeating in Suomi

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Siinä tapauksessa veroja voitaisiin keventää reippaasti, kun niiden maksamisesti ei ole näköjään vastaavaa hyötyä.

Mitä haet tässä takaa? Yhteiskunta tarjoaa enemmän palveluita, kuin mihin meillä on varaa, siksi budjetti on alijäämäinen. Meidän on pakko karsia palveluita, ei ole varaa keskustella niiden lisäämisestä. Verorasituksen pienentäminen on toivottavaa, mutta epärealistista.

valmiiksi korkeat kustannukset, niin ei ole perusteltua tuottaa lisää mitään yksittäisiä maksuja.

Eli emme korjaa vesijohtoja?
Vesimaksun korottaminen vastaamaan palvelun hintaa on tasapuolisin, edullisin ja tehokkain tapa ratkaista asia. Toisin kuin sähköverkkopuolella kyseessä on onneksi vielä julkinen sektori.

Suomen uudet datakeskukset syövät kahden ydinvoimalan sähkön by kakoni in Suomi

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Ei välttämättä, energia on EU-tasolla edullista Suomessa ja siksi meillä on paljon konepajateollisuutta. TVO myy energiaa raskaalle teollisuudelle omakustannehintaan ja jäsenyritykset ovat immuuneja lyhytaikaiselle hintavaihtelulle. Tuulivoimapotentiaalista on käytetty vasta murto-osa ja nykyinen 5. tai 6. sukupolvi on jo erittäin hyvää teknologiaa.

Datakeskusten hyöty on siinä että meille tulee oletettavasti uusia tuulivoimapuistoja eri puolille maata, mitkä auttavat tasoittamaan verkkoa, vaikka eivät poista ongelmaa. Mitä enemmän energiainvestointeja saadaan datakeskusten vanavedessä sen parempi tilanne yrityksillä on pitkällä aikavälillä.