• teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
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    We are not completely efficient in energy, we lose a lot in the process. You will take more, and how do you not know that already?

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      I know it’s an unstable part of the world but I think if you had a strong enough military presence around the pumping and turbine stations you could reduce the energy losses to a negligible amount.

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        Energy losses are due to resistance. Military can’t do shit. Have you read anything about electricity? Specific resistance and all. It’s basic information, look it up.

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          Energy losses are due to resistance

          This is exactly why a military presence is needed. If the military can quell the resistance force fighting against the canal/waterway, then the energy losses from sabotage and theft would be minimized. A strong military presense is the only way to deal with this problem.

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            Are you fucking with me? Specific resistance refers to the conductors, copper, aluminum, silver, etc. An amount is lost to to it, and over long distances it adds up.

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              Yes. This is a NCD post about building a 200km canal through mountians. I understand that pumping water through a mountian range will not work to transport tanker ships.