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To: coloradan

If they get to 20% efficiency, that would be 100% more than before.


36 posted on 01/24/2007 4:50:18 PM PST by Kevmo (Darn, if only I had signed up 4 days earlier, I'd have a 3-digit Freeper #)
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To: Kevmo

The claim I quoted above was that algae produced "100x" more oil per acre than food crops, not "100%" more, which I agree would be 2x more. If I'm right that food crops are ~10% efficient, then it would mean algae is 1000% efficient, or 990% more than food crops are. Except that's physically impossible, so something must be wrong - me, or the claim.


39 posted on 01/24/2007 8:44:17 PM PST by coloradan (Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
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