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>Salt-water can be desalinated cheaply and pumped anywhere. Really? I thought salt water desalination is a rather difficult and expensive thing to do. Can you
by BillyMaize 12y ago
>Salt-water can be desalinated cheaply and pumped anywhere.
Really? I thought salt water desalination is a rather difficult and expensive thing to do. Can you cite support for this statement?
- mcv 12y agoWith access to cheap energy it becomes a lot easier. You could just boil it and collect the condensation.
- pixl97 12y agoThat's still pretty damn expensive. Ever leave a pot on the stove boiling and let it run out, the amount of precipitate is surprising. Do that on millions of gallons of water and you end up with a lot of material that needs cleaned often and isn't easy to get off.
- jpindar 12y agoThe precipitate from evaporating (or boiling) ocean water is valuable. Take a look at an aerial photo of the southern end of the SF bay sometime.