Try and keep it realistic. Don't say things that are impossible (transporters) or so far out there that its unreasonable to think we'd have it in the day and age (warp engines). What do you think should be available technology wise but isn't around?
Ryokurin said:Hoverboards.
Synthetic gasoline with the same power as normal gasoline (ethanol does not count. and biodiesel is close but not it)
I think hoverboards are a little on the stretch side.Ryokurin said:Hoverboards.
Synthetic gasoline with the same power as normal gasoline (ethanol does not count. and biodiesel is close but not it)
wr3kt said:-Large scale bio-diesel production
-Alternative synthetic to replace refined oil(easily produced)
b_sinning said:I saw something a while back how industry was working on making lcd screens that were so thin you could actually roll themup to transport them. One day you will be able to wall paper your house with it and change the color of rooms at will.
Drool-Boy said:Seriously, I would think we should be off of fossil fuels by now
Actually, low-res black and white versions should be available in 2006. The demo's of those are getting better and better all the time.b_sinning said:I saw something a while back how industry was working on making lcd screens that were so thin you could actually roll themup to transport them. One day you will be able to wall paper your house with it and change the color of rooms at will.
Um, its over 100 actually.wr3kt said:It's only been ~75 years that we've been using them.
That's not really that long.
theacoustician said:I think hoverboards are a little on the stretch side.
I think its interesting the first couple responses are basically all alternative fuels.
Oh, I'm not disagreeing. I think bio-diesel and ethanol could be in much wider use TODAY if we wanted them. We could elminate farm subsidies if we had all our farmers raising plants for fuel. It would also boost the economy and lower forgein dependencies. Why we don't is way beyond me.wr3kt said:Seriously though...what other industry is even close to what oil/refining/distributing does?
theacoustician said:Um, its over 100 actually.
theacoustician said:Oh, I'm not disagreeing. I think bio-diesel and ethanol could be in much wider use TODAY if we wanted them. We could elminate farm subsidies if we had all our farmers raising plants for fuel. It would also boost the economy and lower forgein dependencies. Why we don't is way beyond me.
theacoustician said:Oh, I'm not disagreeing. I think bio-diesel and ethanol could be in much wider use TODAY if we wanted them. We could elminate farm subsidies if we had all our farmers raising plants for fuel. It would also boost the economy and lower forgein dependencies. Why we don't is way beyond me.
I bet you'd see an assload of change if you told people they could drive around for $0.25/gallon and it would only take a 2-3 hour service visit and $1000-$2000 dollars (basically what it takes to make a diesel engine compatible with bio-diesel).wr3kt said:Because change isn't something that happens easily in beuracricies.
smileynev said:because oil is money. Until the farmers have a bigger lobby then the oil industry.