New source of oil...

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

...bug shit.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/e ... 133668.ece

[Not Kuno]

Wow that was pretty interesting.

[Alleya]

Pretty cool, doesn't really solve any problems though.

Except maybe where to get plastics and fertilizers once oil reserves are no more.

[Shuemue]

Every little helps

[Ramor]

this isn't just science...

it's SCIENCE!

note the distinct difference.

[Jotaru]

Pretty cool, doesn't really solve any problems though.

Not to be a jerk, but I don't get this statement- did you read the article?

[Shuemue]

He probably means this bit;

However, to substitute America’s weekly oil consumption of 143 million barrels, you would need a facility that covered about 205 square miles, an area roughly the size of Chicago.

I could be wrong though.

[Jotaru]

Eh, that's true... But its like saying the lightbulb made no difference when it was invented because to light up the country with it you'd need billions and billions of them made. I don't wanna come off the wrong way, but understand that of course it was developed / invented small-scale... if it works out and is really as effective as they say and is really carbon-negative... and cost effective... it'll expand!

Edit: To me that # seems small, actually... Over the entire country it seems it wouldn't be too hard to make up that much facility space. @ $50 a barrel, and regular oil @ about $130... even if they charged $100 a barrel thats $30/b profit, and at 143m barrels per week, $4.29b per week. Seems it'd pay for itself.

[Kiro]

Goodbye Yellowstone National Park.

Hello massive bug shit farm?

[Ohemgee]

Or Wyoming in general. Who needs a box state?

[Wintermute]

Goodbye Yellowstone National Park.

Hello massive bug shit farm?

Isn't the US flat as a pancacke will acres of unused Desert?

[Jotaru]

We have at least that much spare space sitting around somewhere, undoubtedly.

[Kiro]

No one is gonna want to work out there. :<

[Wintermute]

No one is gonna want to work out there. :<

No one likes working anywhere >.>

[Jotaru]

I'd say they could probably turn enough profit (while still lowering gas costs and increasing gas production) to encourage anyone <_<;;

[Niiro]

this isn't just science...

it's SCIENCE!

note the distinct difference.

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5424/scienceuz5.jpg

[TheShadyMan]

No one is gonna want to work out there. :<

I think the resistance would be less that the facility would be located in Wyoming, I think its more of the fact that it's a BUG SHIT FARM.

[Wintermute]

No one is gonna want to work out there. :<

I think the resistance would be less that the facility would be located in Wyoming, I think its more of the fact that it's a BUG SHIT FARM.

The marketing team can give it a trendy name.

[Ryko]

Or Wyoming in general. Who needs a box state?

i lol'd

[TheShadyMan]

No one is gonna want to work out there. :<

I think the resistance would be less that the facility would be located in Wyoming, I think its more of the fact that it's a BUG SHIT FARM.

The marketing team can give it a trendy name.

"Sanitation Officer" still reads as "Trash Man" in my book.