• SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    The yt channel Technology Connections made a video on solar and made a great point that stuck with me

    If oil was so precious and valuable and important why do we light so much of it on fire?

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        3 days ago

        We still need things like grease, lubricants, and plastics. We rely heavily on oil products that are not burned and oil is a finite resource, yet we like to light most of it on fire anyway even though we have energy alternatives that are more cost effective in the long run.