On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 02:45:07 +0000 (UTC), nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Paul
Ciszek) wrote:
>
>In article <djdaq3d27uk2ivrbfsitf82sl5q4opd7iq@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>Wildepad <noreplies> wrote:
>>The ultimate garbage disposer is built -- whatever is put into it is
>>broken down to its component elements which are then separated by
>>type.
>>
>>The inventor admits there are some minor problems with the process,
>>and number 1,896 on his list of things to change is that the carbon
>>comes out as flawless 36 pound crystals.
>>
>>It may be years before he gets around to fixing that. In the meantime,
>>it's piling up at the rate of about 1000 tons a day.
>>
>>The powers that be, eager to have this landfill-alternative shown to
>>be a practical process, put you in charge of disposing of it. (The
>>power companies don't want it -- diamond dust plays havoc with the
>>equipment.)
>>
>>What do you do with it?
>
>If nothing else, you could heat it in the absence of oxygen so that it
>reverts to graphite, THEN sell it to the coal-fired power plants.
Great idea -- thanks!
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