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[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If we're going to talk to eachother like we're cunts;

I wish I could return to a time where I was so naive, the world was a magical place!

I'll ask again since you avoided the question. Do you have any idea how much lifted weight would be required to power a nation through a few days of no wind?!

Hint: A metric shit tonne would not even be a scratch on the required amount. Where are you going to source that sort of weight, leave alone infrastructure required to repeatedly lift and lower it?

I'll tell you once again, I'm well aware of hydro pumped storage, its abilities and its short comings. I work as an electrician on a hydro scheme, FFS, you dumb twat.

A weight you could lift and drop to power your own house alone through a few days of no power in itself would be an extremely impressive system and you want to power every house in the nation and all its industry with that concept? It's time to get a grip on reality and share what ever drug you're on with me because its obviously some really good shit.

[–] blazera@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I will reiterate, that it is an amount of weight lifted that we already achieve, everyday to power entire utility areas. And Im tired of these strawmen. You know what would be an even more impressive feat? Building a nuclear plant to power your own house alone. Building one power plant to power the entire nation, from any source. We're not building to power one home, we're not building to power the entire nation at once.