Comment on 'No-water' hydropower turns England's hills into green and pleasant batteries
Dasnap@lemmy.world 1 year agoIt’s just good ol’ fashioned mercury.
Comment on 'No-water' hydropower turns England's hills into green and pleasant batteries
Dasnap@lemmy.world 1 year agoIt’s just good ol’ fashioned mercury.
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 year ago
The article claims it's 2.5x as dense as water, which according to this density chart is probably bromine.
roguetrick@kbin.social 1 year ago
I actually bet it's just stonedust and water.
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 year ago
I'm not sure which would be worse for the machinery
roguetrick@kbin.social 1 year ago
Supposedly it's exactly that, but stabilized by a polymer to keep it in suspension. https://online.flippingbook.com/view/1025707592/10/#zoom=true
roguetrick@kbin.social 1 year ago
Nah, I bet it's iron and water.