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Anonymous at Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:45:00 UTC No. 16086306
Why is desalination considered such difficult and expensive technology?
All that needs to be done is to let the water evaporate in giant beds right? Is there any issue with that? Perhaps a long, flat greehouse that is 1 foot tall would work for this. fans could blow the evaporated humid air into condensers to form the fresh water.
Anonymous at Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:59:43 UTC No. 16086315
its unnecessary, theres is already enough fresh water. it falls from the sky for free regularly. even arid regions are able to take advantage of this well enough to supply themselves with more than enough water
Anonymous at Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:07:13 UTC No. 16086323
>>16086315
Yes the plentiful rainfall in Saudi Arabia
Anonymous at Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:20:41 UTC No. 16086336
>>16086323
They have enough
They're all doing just fine, they don't need your help.
Anonymous at Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:09:49 UTC No. 16086888
>>16086336
>>16086315
you realize the demand for desalination technology is immense right? A membrane filter that works for salt would be worth billions
Anonymous at Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:23:13 UTC No. 16086911
>>16086306
I've been saying this for years.
Set up a glass pyramid, put in salt water, the water evaporates, catch it and let it flow out through a pipe once in a while let all the water dry up and mine the salt and repeat the process
The main issue is I guess dust covering the dome and the fact that it's inefficient as fuck
but it would be free and inexpensive
Combine it with some covering and you could green the ground around the pyramid
repeat this a few time with some relatively easy control structures and you'd be large plot of land naturally being hydrated
Anonymous at Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:21:24 UTC No. 16086988
>>16086911
I wonder how modern desalintation techniques are better than these simple ideas. maybe faster?