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8 Grams of Thorium Could Replace Gasoline In Cars

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-cheap-on-the-auction-house-too dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Thorium, an abundant and radioactive rare earth mineral, could be used in conjunction with a laser and mini turbines to easily produce enough electricity to power a vehicle. When thorium is heated, it generates further heat surges, allowing it to be coupled with mini turbines to produce steam that can then be used to generate electricity. Combining a laser, radioactive material, and mini-turbines might sound like a complicated alternative solution to filling your gas tank, but there's one feature that sells it as a great alternative solution: 1 gram of thorium produces the equivalent energy of 7,500 gallons of gasoline."

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  1. Hmmm by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

    So when I go to the gas station and ask them for a couple of grams, I might get Thorium some day? ;)

    1. Re:Hmmm by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Depends on the neighborhood.

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    2. Re:Hmmm by Russ1642 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Exactly. But then again this is an article about something that's very dense.

    3. Re:Hmmm by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 3, Funny

      I still think they should leave him in Khazad Dum, and find a better way to make white people rich, than these atomic automobiles.

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  2. Where? by wsxyz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where does the shark go? There's got to be a shark involved somewhere.

  3. Good thing I have a stash.... by babywhiz · · Score: 3, Funny

    In my alts guild bank. Now everyone is gonna be in Un'goro with their bots....wait.....

  4. Holy shit, what's going on in the world... by verbatim · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, yesterday I read that MIT cured the common cold, Penn cured Leukemia, a cancer, and today a private researcher claims to have solved both the fuel and emissions problems that are currently only getting worse. Okay, yeah, all of these are preliminary and experimental, but holy shit... Got Hope? Obama fucking delivered!

    (LOL)

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  5. The agony of being a scientist by Sans_A_Cause · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was enjoying that story immensely right up until the point where I remembered the first law of thermodynamics.