Like all inventions and technological advancement, there has to be a practical value. We could all have jetpacks right now(they were made in the 50s and worked fine) but we don't. Why? Because its not practical. Its fuel inefficient(even compared to cars), and its dangerous and no one has found a way to make them profitable for a mainstream transportation method.I worry about similar problems with creating things from scratch so to speak. How much energy would it take to create and store the ingredients and transport the ingredients compared to storing and transporting goods created by current methods? Sure its neat, but unless it is actually more efficient in some way, I remain wary of adopting such ideas.Hopefully as we learn more, the solutions to these concerns will be practical.
kaelyiestaFeb 22, 2008
Like all inventions and technological advancement, there has to be a practical value. We could all have jetpacks right now(they were made in the 50s and worked fine) but we don't. Why? Because its not practical. Its fuel inefficient(even compared to cars), and its dangerous and no one has found a way to make them profitable for a mainstream transportation method.I worry about similar problems with creating things from scratch so to speak. How much energy would it take to create and store the ingredients and transport the ingredients compared to storing and transporting goods created by current methods? Sure its neat, but unless it is actually more efficient in some way, I remain wary of adopting such ideas.Hopefully as we learn more, the solutions to these concerns will be practical.
apache2Feb 23, 2008
iamaelephantFeb 23, 2008
Wow. Everything you just said is utterly and ridiculously wrong in every way. Wow.
djepikFeb 25, 2008
I would say F = M * A