Comment on Anon likes trains

• TheFerrango@lemmings.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Glorious coal for scenic steam locomotives. It’s a win-win

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  • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Still cleaner than even the cleanest electric car, just by physics.

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    • WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      In theory, you could make a carbon-neutral coal-burning steam locomotive. You would need to make synthetic coal out of atmospherically-captured CO2. But in theory it would be possible…

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      • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Nope. Thermodynamics.

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    • TheFerrango@lemmings.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Copilot’s deep think says it would take a 2K passenger train to be more environmentally friendly than 2K electric cars, given a coal-steam train and electric cars recharged by a coal fired power plant.

      But that’s irrelevant, electric cars lose the coolness factor against steam trains. Choo-choo electric drivers!

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      • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        copilot’s deepthink saya

        I cannot express the depth of disappointment i feel here.

        Suffice to say that this is not an answer.

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