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> Scientists consider that dry water will prove useful in the future to help fight global warming as it was found that it could store as much as three times more carbon dioxide than ordinary water over a similar length of time.

But which is more expensive? 3x regular water, or 1x dry water?

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#13
The patent getting snatched up by cosmetics and then re-discovered almost 50 years later makes me wonder how many cool advancements have been lost to industries that couldn't find any value from them.

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#14

> Scientists consider that dry water will prove useful in the future to help fight global warming as it was found that it could store as much as three times more carbon dioxide than ordinary water over a similar length of time. But which is more expensive? 3x regular water, or 1x dry water?

It's moot in any case, as nobody is considering storing CO2 by dissolving it in water. Supercritical fluid is where it's at.

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#15

> Scientists consider that dry water will prove useful in the future to help fight global warming as it was found that it could store as much as three times more carbon dioxide than ordinary water over a similar length of time. But which is more expensive? 3x regular water, or 1x dry water?

It's moot in any case, as nobody is considering storing CO2 by dissolving it in water. Supercritical fluid is where it's at.

Sounds interesting - Do you have a link for that, or if you've got time could you explain?

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> Scientists consider that dry water will prove useful in the future to help fight global warming as it was found that it could store as much as three times more carbon dioxide than ordinary water over a similar length of time. But which is more expensive? 3x regular water, or 1x dry water?

It isn't so much for storage but for capture. If it can hold more CO2 then maybe it can be used to grab it out of the air. An aid in low-energy capture rather than long-term storage.

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The patent getting snatched up by cosmetics and then re-discovered almost 50 years later makes me wonder how many cool advancements have been lost to industries that couldn't find any value from them.

MDMA was originally patented 1912/1914 by Merck, but wasn't really applied for human usage until Dr Shulgin was working with it over 50 years later.
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