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Are we heading for a human-powered future? (cnn.com)
2 points by transburgh on Aug 2, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


No. You think growing corn so that we can burn it to generate electricity (or to generate ethanol so that we can burn that to power automobiles) is inefficient? Humans are far less efficient at converting fuel to work than electrical power plants or automobiles are.


"Human Powered Future"?

That's what the movie "Matrix" was all about.

Definitely don't want that.




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