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To: BrexitBen
Within two decades, scientists will figure out a very cheap way to desalinate ocean water.

What scientists? I figured it out years ago. Lifeboats are provided with solar desal kits for drinking water. In places like the CA coast, the same concept writ large would easily supply plenty of drinking-quality water.

Wind and solar power would operate the pumps. Solar evaporation would take care of the purifying. And the by-product, sea salt, could be marketed (or the brine returned to the sea).

26 posted on 01/28/2026 9:25:59 AM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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To: JimRed

What scientists? I figured it out years ago. Lifeboats are provided with solar desal kits for drinking water. In places like the CA coast, the same concept writ large would easily supply plenty of drinking-quality water.


They are too focused on conquering hair loss and prolonging erections.


27 posted on 01/28/2026 9:27:33 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: JimRed

So now we have to murder birds for our water? (Gives new meaning to a murder of crows.)


39 posted on 01/28/2026 10:59:50 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: JimRed

You found a proper usage for solar power. How about putting buoys out that provide energy from wave action?

In Tacoma, they expanded the Narrows bridge. A Canadian company offered to build it at a sharply reduced fee, if they were allowed to put turbines at the base and sell the power to Puget Sound Power and Energy at the current going price.

The people in the Legislature, said “that is an interesting idea, but it came into the process too late to make changes”. Instead, they spent Billions of taxpayer funds.


40 posted on 01/28/2026 11:03:17 AM PST by Glad2bnuts
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