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Old 09-30-2022, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
Probably not possible in the near future. According to NASA, an average hurricane releases the energy equivalent of 10,000 nuclear bombs. We would have to ask Scotty to give us a matter-antimatter reactor to match that.

So, here's an even better idea---harness the energy. According to the Smithsonian, an average hurricane generates 600 terawatts of energy, the entire worlds power output is about 5.2 terawatts. Grab 1% of a cat 3 storm and the entire world can have free electric power
OK going to go into my workshop and build a machine to harness the energy of hurricanes. Anybody want to buy shares of stock in my new venture? Guaranteed rate of return.