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heyheyhey27 t1_j93g881 wrote
Reply to comment by Halas1920 in Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction by giuliomagnifico
Yes, but most man-made wooden structures do not catch on fire. They just sit around, sequestering CO2 for a long period of time.
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heyheyhey27 t1_j92kr13 wrote
Reply to comment by Halas1920 in Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction by giuliomagnifico
Yes, resulting in a net-0 change -- the CO2 that went into it is equal to the CO2 that is released from burning it.
heyheyhey27 t1_j921nj4 wrote
Reply to comment by Halas1920 in Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction by giuliomagnifico
Same thing that happens when a regular-wood house catches fire?
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Reply to comment by 1h8fulkat in I made a browser extension that displays AI-generated answers to StackOverflow questions by jsonathan
Real life is turning into an SMBC comic
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Reply to comment by Yda_Raven in Are the flu strains we vaccinate against more or less the same world-wide? by heyheyhey27
Wow, thanks!