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		foxglacier 8 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mechanical power generation using Earth's ambient ... So what? It's research, not business. Surely you didn't expect they'd found a practical source of free energy that was ready to compete with solar but somehow nobody else bothered to try before?

nrhrjrjrjtntbt 6 hours ago [–]

It is interesting to know if it has potential (pun intended) for some use. Even if that is some very niche thing.

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