http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509123900.htm
Look at that please. I won't start without you, I promise.
You're done? Good, I can begin. I think the idea of an artificial leaf is pretty interesting. I suppose you just drop it in a jar of water in the sun (Note: A jar of water in sunlight, not inside of the star. That would be insane. And you would be dead before you reached it anyway.). After that, it bubbles hydrogen and you can harvest that with other machines. Sounds a bit complicated to me, but that's science for you. I also would like to make the point that every time I re-read this, the less it sounds like a leaf and the more it sounds like a sort of metal seaweed. But for today (I should say tonight) I thought I would talk about the aesthetic uses of this technology besides the practical uses. I think it would be cool to see this in some sort of eco-friendly/modern business office lobby. You could walk in, and see a bunch of (robot?) fish swimming around a shimmering metal seaweed bed. Or you could see the same thing but with a tree and birds, although this would be odd considering it would be underwater. Also, if the birds weren't robots, they wouldn't add much to the scene. Maybe you could have ivy vines on the outside too, but I'm thinking this would be hard to implement. Anyway I would enjoy seeing your ideas on this topic as much as mine, and please don't limit them to artificial leaves! Now that I think of it, I'd rather like a solar umbrella...
YOUTUBE- I made a youtube video. It's rather boring and is only on dwarf fortress, but I'll do one on happy wheels later. Check it out- my channel name is NerdOctopus. It has its moments, so be gentle. Comment below if you want me to send out a shout-out for you!
Honestly, I think it's a little complex and unnecessary to make an artificial leaf only so it can be placed inside water to separate the oxygen from hydrogen gas. I mean, why don't we just use electrolysis instead? It's not as expensive and you're not creating something to create something else; it's only one step. And although it's supposed to be considered green, why wouldn't you just use solar panels or another form of green energy? If you're separating hydrogen form oxygen, that means you're planning on burning that hydrogen to make electricity. And speaking of aesthetics, why do we have solar farms (spread out on large fields)? To me, it just looks like a whole lot easier to vandalize, more ready to be destroyed by the weather, and it just takes up a lot of room. Personally, I think that we should use the new technology that's out and make solar power windows. I also think that we shouldn't be rurally urbanizing, we're ruining nature on a grande scale. Although cities are highly polluted and bad for the environment, it's better to have a concentrated issue rather than one that is spread out over hundreds of miles. You know, while I'm on this little rant of mine, I think that there are a couple choice cities that need to be redone out there. I mean, come on, we're the human race and the best we can produce are cities that are just falling apart? I mean, look at Omaha, if it wasn't for traditional Nebraskan companies rebuilding the city, I'd just say, "Heck with Omaha, it needs to be redone. Someone bring in the plows." We need to take pride in our cities, homes, environment, and planet, and the first step towards feeling pride for them is making them worthy of it. Who would feel pride for a polluted planet? "Yup, this is my planet, and my species just robbed it of all it's natural beauty so we could make these poorly planned, ugly cities instead; I'm just so proud." I think John Barrett says it best when he says, "No, no, no you don't. Just stop." Take pride in what you have, and cherish it.
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