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NNadir

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1. Um...um...um. It would be useful to understand the laws of thermodynamics to avoid credulity for this sort of thing.

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:09 PM

Nov 20

The hydrogenation of CO₂ to make methane (or petroleum products in the FT process) has been known since the early 20th century.

One should avoid hyping perpetual motion machines. They don't fucking work,

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OSU: Turning carbon emissions into methane fuel - New method offers potential for abundant energy savings, study finds [View all] OKIsItJustMe Nov 20 OP

Um...um...um. It would be useful to understand the laws of thermodynamics to avoid credulity for this sort of thing. NNadir Nov 20 #1

This is not a perpetual motion machine, this is improved catalysis OKIsItJustMe Nov 20 #2

I guess there are people with such poor educations that they don't know how hydrogen is made. One could open... NNadir Nov 21 #3

Please explain what this has to do with the OP OKIsItJustMe Nov 21 #4