• Foni@lemm.ee
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    22 days ago

    If in video standards the decision made by the porn industry is decisive, I believe that in the energies of the future the decision made by the military industry will be the one that prevails.

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      22 days ago

      I’ll eat my socks if hydrogen powered tanks are actually purchased by any military. Hydrogen will literally never be a viable transportation fuel

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        22 days ago

        I don’t have enough knowledge to argue with your words. A couple of years ago Germany introduced an electric tank. When the armies make requests for one option or another we will have the real answer

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          21 days ago

          Electric tank, sure. Hydrogen tank, never.

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      22 days ago

      The navies of the world love nuclear power, the U.S. has a nuclear navy since the 50s and in that time our investment into civilian nuclear has been pathetic

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        21 days ago

        For ships it may be fine, but I don’t see ground vehicles or fighters operating with nuclear energy, it could be, but until I see it I will have a hard time believing it.