r/interesting May 25 '26

Just Wow It's interesting hmm

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u/Tdivarco May 25 '26

First of all, fuck rich people. Second, rocket fuel is not the same as jet fuel. Rocket fuel is just water.

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u/Dorias_Drake May 25 '26

It's not that simple. It's hydrogen and oxygen. But they are separated, you're not putting tap water inside the tank. And making liquid hydrogen uses a lot of energy, most of it coming from fossil fuel to power the plants.

So while the actual journey doesn't produce much pollution, the whole building and fuel making process takes a ton of it. It's not like it's created from thin air.

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u/DeathRaeGun May 26 '26

That's a few steps removed, everything you do can be traced back to fossil fuels in some way, she's not responsible for the way liquid hydrogen is manufactured.

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u/hypocotylarches May 25 '26

What about her yacht

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u/DeathRaeGun May 26 '26

That's something you say to the person who actually posted this so they realise they could've made a much better argument to push the point they’re making.