i'll wager, from an armchair mind you, that this is because decrepeit Scrooges see it as a plus that the people from the regions most affected as "lesser people", while also holding on to money and ensuring states militarize to defend that money from increasingly pissed of people.

so TLDR ig racist old dudes appreciating what fascism does for 'em.

this is just an armchair assessment fron me though. why is fossil fuel still being used?

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[–] 37 points 11 months ago (11 children)

It has a higher energy density than most other substances. I think it's like double lithium ion batteries.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (10 children)

    Renewable liquid fuels have the same energy density.

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  • [–] 21 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    But a higher cost to produce at volume.

    If you mean corn ethanol it doesn't have the same kick.

    We should just make everyone use hydrazine and let nature do its thing. 😆

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Doesn't it also gunk up engines?

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Yep.

    https://ozrodders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54741

    That isn't what I was referring to about nature though.

    Hydrazine exposure can cause skin irritation/contact dermatitis and burning, irritation to the eyes/nose/throat, nausea/vomiting, shortness of breath, pulmonary edema, headache, dizziness, central nervous system depression, lethargy, temporary blindness, seizures and coma. Exposure can also cause organ damage to the liver, kidneys and central nervous system.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Than gasoline or diesel? No, they don't. Wikipedia has a large chart on their article for energy density of various sources. Some things are harder to directly compare with each other, but diesel has 38 MJ/L, with jet fuel/kerosene and gasoline at 36/35. Adding ethanol dilutes the energy output some, while pure ethanol is 24. It's still a potent source (but with its own costs and effects that need to be included in the net equation). Chemically petroleum simply has more bonds to break and get energy from.

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