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jhgb · 2021-10-12 13:00:40

Yes, we also need "only one", except in my country it's basically impossible to go a few kilometers from any spot without hitting a settlement (and if you can do that, your point of origin was probably inside a protected national park). That's probably why we still don't have a storage place despite even having reasonable (even if not perfect) geology for it.

deadbunny | karma 3746 | avg karma 2.92 · | 2020-07-27 17:59:22

If only you could store things in multiple locations.

sliverstorm | karma 24708 | avg karma 2.23 · | 2013-03-02 16:53:06

Storage is only part of the problem, and not one of the most important parts either IMO if you are not cutting off from the grid.

pfdietz | karma 12357 | avg karma 1.45 · | 2022-07-26 07:15:53

The land area required for most forms of storage is inconsequential.

orthecreedence | karma 6560 | avg karma 3.18 · | 2022-06-09 11:20:23

Storage is not not purely theoretical!! In fact there are <lists five completely theoretical storage methods that rely on stable climate or perfect geography>.

keypusher | karma 2250 | avg karma 3.42 · | 2016-09-29 21:14:06

There's plenty of space for it to be stored, just not many people who want it stored near them.

xienze | karma 2968 | avg karma 1.84 · | 2022-09-06 08:30:15

Of course you need storage. The sun doesn’t shine all day and the wind does stop blowing every now and then.

chomp | karma 5209 | avg karma 5.85 · | 2021-11-08 12:07:48

It's not, storage is mostly a logistical and political problem. Logistical in the sense that the storage needs to be secure on timelines longer than a few generations. Political in the sense that no one wants it in their back yard.

nojito | karma 3538 | avg karma 1.98 · | 2022-04-19 08:31:35

Storage is a solved problem. The issue is transportation. With the US being as big as it is...it's a very unique challenge.

Dma54rhs | karma 1352 | avg karma 1.74 · | 2022-05-23 12:07:29

We don't have storage. It's like saying to starving nation the simple solution is to grow more crops.

yjftsjthsd-h | karma 28510 | avg karma 2.78 · | 2017-01-24 12:39:41+00:00

Physically stored in one location? Is that sufficient?

wyxuan | karma 1519 | avg karma 3.7 · | 2020-01-18 05:24:21

Yeah, and most places that experience a lot of travelers already have paid storage options (albeit pricey)

danmaz74 | karma 8829 | avg karma 2.77 · | 2019-08-18 08:11:00

Storage is very important, but there are many places in the world where wind and weather are pretty constant.

Analemma_ | karma 16360 | avg karma 4.83 · | 2015-11-24 05:30:05+00:00

I was just referring to storage, like in a parking garage or something. Sorry if my run-on sentence made it a little obtuse :-)

lazyjones | karma 5054 | avg karma 1.69 · | 2020-03-29 11:53:56

It's not crude "nobody needs". It's just storage being too expensive to expand infinitely. If it weren't, it'd be a great opportunity to stock up, because the need will be there for decades.

bluGill | karma 18458 | avg karma 1.43 · | 2017-08-22 16:24:54+00:00

I was including transportation issues in capturing. There is also the storage problem.

splitstud | karma | avg karma · | 2021-10-17 17:15:18

Storage safety requires a stable civilization for a longer time than we can possibly guarantee. There is no obvious to this problem.

sidewndr46 | karma 3744 | avg karma 1.78 · | 2022-09-06 09:44:49

Sure sounds like we need lots of storage then for those windless nights?

closeparen | karma 19960 | avg karma 2.77 · | 2020-04-05 20:03:17+00:00

Sure, but a realistic possibility of a future need for the item is already a pretty strong reason. There are a great many items in America's basements and self-storage units that don't even have that.

richardjam73 | karma 435 | avg karma 1.17 · | 2022-08-23 20:41:45

Where would the storage need to be placed? It would need to be distributed over the continent.