China To Tap Combustible Ice As New Energy Source 185
lilbridge writes "Huge reserves of "combustible ice" — frozen methane and water — have been discovered in the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Estimates show that there is enough combustible ice to provide 90 years worth of energy for China. Burning the combustible ice may be a far better alternative than letting it just melt, releasing tons of methane into the air."
well yeah, (Score:1, Funny)
I'd tap that.
Cobustible ice? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Further proof (Score:3, Funny)
I had no idea those Japanese pillows could complain.
Re:well yeah, (Score:2, Funny)
I wonder what the downside is.
The gas is probably under a monastery of tibetan monks?
Light it on fire (Score:1, Funny)
Re:well yeah, (Score:3, Funny)
(b) You're correct - oxidation of one CH4 molecule produces one CO2 molecule and two H2O molecules.
Wait, your saying that using Methane as a fuel source will somehow create dihydrogen monoxide? And in twice the quantity that existed of mere methane?
Do you understand the danger? I suggest you educate yourself friend (http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html). Dihydrogen monoxide was consumed by every murderer on record at least 24 hours before their crimes! Releasing this much of the stuff in reckless!
Re:I thought China's population is to decline? (Score:5, Funny)
And who wants to move to somewhere that is cold, inhospitable, underdeveloped and filled with relatively unfriendly people?
Leave Quebec out of this.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (Score:3, Funny)
No, you see. Tibet had all that explosive ice -- essentially weapons of mass destruction. And this threatened China, who didn't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud. So Shock and Awe was the only answer, an invasion that would only last a few weeks, and be paid for with the oil.
Oh Sorry, were we talking about CHINA? I'm sure the Chinese feel that what happened to Tibet was fo their own good, just as most Americans think what happened in Iraq was for their own good. Amazing how propaganda can influence the masses, eh? Just keep on watching Faux News and you'll even believe that 99% of Americans don't want Health care reform...
Ah, ignorance is strength.
Re:well yeah, (Score:3, Funny)
Seems too good to be true. I wonder what the downside is.
The cold fart smell.
Safety tips while in Tibet (Score:1, Funny)
1. Always turn off your vehicle engine while VISITING TIBET.
2. Stay near the vehicle while VISITING TIBET.
3. Never smoke, light matches, or use lighters while VISITING TIBET.
4. Cellular phones and other electronic devices may have the potential to emit electrical charges, and should therefore be left in the vehicle during YOUR VISIT TO TIBET. (There have been no reported fires due to cell phone use.)
5. Do not get back into your vehicle during YOUR VISIT TO TIBET. If you must re-enter your vehicle, discharge static electricity buildup when you get out by touching the outside metal portion of your vehicle.
6. When dispensing FROZEN METHANE into a portable FROZEN METHANE can, use only an approved container. Always place the container on the ground to avoid a static electricity ignition of FROZEN METHANE vapors. Containers should never be filled inside a vehicle, in the trunk, on the bed of a pickup or flatbed truck, or on the floor of a trailer. The bed of the truck and the bed liner act as insulators, as does the carpeting in a car or in its trunk, which may allow static electricity to build up in the can while it is being filled.