Comment on Scientist Discover How to Convert CO2 into Powder That Can Be Stored for Decades
hperrin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is cool, but plants are already a thing. This is just a new way to do something life has been doing for billions of years.
qyron@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Plants have a fixed life cycle. Unless we found a way to make all plants like bamboo, capable of growing at extreme speed (there are species of bamboo you can observe groing in real time with your naked eye), plants take a set time to absorb a set amount of CO2.
The promise here is to syphon CO2 straight from the atmosphere into a solid state we can store, reuse or dispose of, safely.
hperrin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I get that, but the title should be “Scientist Discover a New Way to Convert CO2 into Powder That Can Be Stored for Decades”.
wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 11 months ago
Plants dont make powder
hperrin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They do. Pollen is plant powder. You can also just grind up a tree, but I’ll give you that sawdust is not naturally occurring.
qyron@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Grab the torch, I’ll bring the pitchfork, and let’s ask the writer just why didn’t made the title less click bait.