What is funny ?

fjdlr said:
Believing that ancient Greek philosophy is something “old” and outdated
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As a professor of me once said after a presentation : "Today we have heard a lot of new things and a lot of good things", which meant the new stuff wasn't good and the good stuff wasn't new.

eternal_noob said:
I think it's funny that Germany has shut down all its nuclear power plants and is now buying nuclear power from France.
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And in the summer when the rivers run dry france buys solar and wind energy from germany...

There are a lot of funny things going around, but most are not "haha" funny.
 
eternal_noob said:
I think it's funny that Germany has shut down all its nuclear power plants and is now buying nuclear power from France.
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Germany has nuclear waste problem. The only storage site is Asse-2 salt mine, which was not intended as permanent storage. Water is flowing into the mine, threatening groundwater contamination.

Continuing with topic of electric neighborly support in Europe, this is really funny.
Poland has struggled with recurring energy shortages in recent years, caused by rapid introduction of electric cars. In December 2021, to address this crisis, Sweden reopened Karlshamn Power Station - an oil-fired thermal power station. As a result, all "eco-friendly" electric cars in Poland were fueled by oil.
 
homeadm said:
Germany has nuclear waste problem.
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Everybody has such a problem when they are using nuclear power. Only, they pretend it's not their problem but their grand^x childrens "benefit". Funny, yes? Storage of nuclear waste is a serious problem. The current search for a place is plagued by a huge "NIMB" part, the southern states in germany are the main contributors to the waste but don't want any of the problems attached. Storage in salt domes (they are in the north) seemed like a good idea, but salt is flowing, moving, and it also is dissolving in water. Asse2 is a huuuge charly foxtrott. Placement in granite (south) is a political problem. Don't get me started. This is double plus unfunny.
 
There are proposals to start building the things underground. They are suggesting they will put the things a mile down in a deep borehole. I still don't see how that gets around the spent fuel problem, which is the major problem. It has to be cooled for 10 years after taking it out of the reactor... if you don't cool it, it catches fire with catastrophic results. Building it underground doesn't sound any safer to me. And there's always the risk of groundwater contamination. Perhaps they're just hoping to bury it and forget it.
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Deep Fission Unveils Potential Sites for Revolutionary Underground SMR Projects

In a bold step toward transforming the landscape of nuclear energy, Deep Fission, a pioneering company focused on small modular reactors (SMRs), has announced the identification of three initial potential project sites for its innovative underground reactor deployments.
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So you can have a radioactive wasteland, or a runaway greenhouse effect and end up like Venus. Take your pick!

What's happening with fusion now, that's always good for a laugh.
 
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