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Leisher wrote: Thu Sep 04, 2025 4:42 pm 2. Somehow not an act of war.
Does not compute.
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I don't get the water feature, but it's very cool looking.
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The water falling on someone 2000' feet below... painful?
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I'm guessing it's an amount that dissipates before it hits the ground?
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Leisher wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 2:22 pm I'm guessing it's an amount that dissipates before it hits the ground?
It looked like more than enough to not? But I'm no expert.
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Maybe it falls directly into a river or on crops? You know, as long as there's no wind...
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Credit where it's due:

China has a wind powered, underwater data center that reduces energy needs.

Someone in the U.S. had to have thought of this already?
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Leisher wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 1:33 am Someone in the U.S. had to have thought of this already?
Yeah, I remember reading about it years ago. But, good luck doing thing in the US.
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With dwindling marriage rates, and more importantly, growing numbers of childless single people, I could see this gaining traction here if it works there. And holy shit would the feminist meltdown be spectacular to watch.

Prediction: If this comes here, you will see someone introduce prenups that reverses everything they are now.
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