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Re:New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without... by FartyMcFarter on Saturday June 06, 2026 @04:38AM (#48422765)
Why is it akin to that? Doesn't the salt come from the sea in the first place?
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Re:New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without... by ceejayoz on Saturday June 06, 2026 @07:45AM (#48423985)
A more apt comparison than you realize.

Most of the carbon we spew into the atmosphere came from the air. Ancient plants took it in via respiration.

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Re:New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without... by FartyMcFarter on Saturday June 06, 2026 @08:14AM (#48424236)
That still doesn't make it a good comparison. The salt emitted by desalination plants is already in the sea now, it's not salt that went somewhere else.
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Re:New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without... by parineum on Saturday June 06, 2026 @11:02AM (#48425755)
And the water we take out eventually goes back.
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