yes, but if "anyone" could buy this small reactor (farmers etc) they would not need to go to gas stations. If the producing cost and time is minimized then more people will be able to afford this. There are a lot of jobs that can be lost indirectly too.
Oil companies have worldwide emloyes,not only in US. Also this could spell disaster for oil rich countries in middle east. (Which doesnt bother me BTW - they have too much power with oil anywaz )
I also think that oil companies will most probably just buy this patent (offer him an offer he cant refuse:). Big companies just care about profit.
But look at it the othwer way - what if this invention would be success and not bought by some oil company - imagine how many jobs will be lost by declining profits of oil companies.Thousands of jobs will be cut, entire economies slidding etc. The oil business is such a big machine that if it falls then it will be probalby bigger disaster than them "buying out" the inventor. Sad but true.
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oil companies are probably already making "offers which they (NZ company) cant refuse" to buy their patent and shut down the production.
it is "funny" that more human they look more scary they are.
I wonder how many other characters will be introduced - like Bones, Scotty etc.
yes, but if "anyone" could buy this small reactor (farmers etc) they would not need to go to gas stations. If the producing cost and time is minimized then more people will be able to afford this. There are a lot of jobs that can be lost indirectly too. Oil companies have worldwide emloyes,not only in US. Also this could spell disaster for oil rich countries in middle east. (Which doesnt bother me BTW - they have too much power with oil anywaz )
I also think that oil companies will most probably just buy this patent (offer him an offer he cant refuse :). Big companies just care about profit.
But look at it the othwer way - what if this invention would be success and not bought by some oil company - imagine how many jobs will be lost by declining profits of oil companies.Thousands of jobs will be cut, entire economies slidding etc. The oil business is such a big machine that if it falls then it will be probalby bigger disaster than them "buying out" the inventor. Sad but true.