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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by moralestapia on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @12:39AM (#25567073)
>Extremely simplified, all you need to do is drill a hole deep enough for a high temperature difference.

>There's plenty of asteroids rich in gold/titanium just floating around. All you have to do is bring them here.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by yosamino on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @02:54AM (#25567703)
I don't think this snarky comment is justified. Geothermal energy plants as I describe them already exist - I'm just surprised that this source of energy is not exploited more.
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