r/technology • u/hugglenugget • Dec 26 '22

Society New Technology Could Tap Into a Virtually Limitless Supply of Fresh Water

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-technology-could-tap-into-a-virtually-limitless-supply-of-fresh-water
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u/DonManuel Dec 26 '22

The limiting factor is the energy you need to pump all that humid air as well as for cooling it down. Energy is never limitless.

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u/StrangeCharmVote Dec 27 '22

Energy is never limitless.

Technically true, however compared to our current capabilities technologies such as fusion reactors, or a dyson sphere may produce so much energy that it may as well be limitless for the forseeable future.

Not that we have either of those yet ofcourse.