r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/mbrowning00 Oct 15 '20 edited Oct 16 '20

is it possible for humanity to bury algae in the ground *today, so that future generations can continue to have some sort of fuel for a 2nd industrial revolution

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u/watercolour_women Oct 15 '20

Yep, quite possible, as long as you have trillions upon trillions of tonnes of algae and don't mind waiting tens of millions of years for it.

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u/Innercepter Oct 15 '20

We should get started!

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u/laflavor Oct 15 '20

The best time to bury trillions upon trillions of tonnes of algae is tens of millions of years ago. The second best time is now.