Comments on: Spider-man 2, continued http://skjaeve.net/2004/07/26/spider-man-2-continued The life and ramblings of Mr. Skjæveland Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:35:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Åsmund http://skjaeve.net/2004/07/26/spider-man-2-continued#comment-13 Åsmund Tue, 03 May 2005 09:46:25 +0000 http://skjaeve.net/?p=77#comment-13 I'll happily acknowledge that the sun'll be dark sometime. If you'd like less of an angry rant and more of a calm, relaxed explanation, I'll explain by saying that I consider fusion power as renewable as fission power, which is commonly not regarded as renewable. True, the waste problem will probably be less for fusion, but it won't be gone. I don't expect us to run out of deuterium in the lifetime of our planet, but then, I don't think we're out of fissile materials yet either. I’ll happily acknowledge that the sun’ll be dark sometime. If you’d like less of an angry rant and more of a calm, relaxed explanation, I’ll explain by saying that I consider fusion power as renewable as fission power, which is commonly not regarded as renewable. True, the waste problem will probably be less for fusion, but it won’t be gone. I don’t expect us to run out of deuterium in the lifetime of our planet, but then, I don’t think we’re out of fissile materials yet either.

]]> By: Anonymous http://skjaeve.net/2004/07/26/spider-man-2-continued#comment-12 Anonymous Tue, 03 May 2005 02:33:54 +0000 http://skjaeve.net/?p=77#comment-12 Why is that not relevant? There's over 24,000,000,000kg of deuterium in the oceans. There's likely more yet in the crust, and hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. We aren't going to run out, but if you're seriously worried that we could and the academic distinction of renewability is that important, then you have to acknowledge that the sun's fuel is not "renewable" either. And if solar energy isn't renewable, nothing is. I know being contrarian is fun and all, but jeez. Why is that not relevant?

There’s over 24,000,000,000kg of deuterium in the oceans. There’s likely more yet in the crust, and hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. We aren’t going to run out, but if you’re seriously worried that we could and the academic distinction of renewability is that important, then you have to acknowledge that the sun’s fuel is not “renewable” either. And if solar energy isn’t renewable, nothing is.

I know being contrarian is fun and all, but jeez.

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