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Re:New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without... by lightedman on Friday June 05, 2026 @03:46PM (#48417261)
"Solid crystalline salt, on the other hand, is a hassle."

Just make prettier-than-Himalayan salt lamps out of it and sell it to hippies. Easy solution.

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Re:New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without... by rapnie on Saturday June 06, 2026 @08:06AM (#48424155)
That only shifts the problem. Now we need an increased supply of hippies that are hard to come by in a low hippie-tolerant environment.
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