Ingenuity

Scott Adams, always a thinker with a hint of humor, asks why we don’t reuse energy more often. It seems to be pretty simple. I’d add in some things with water, though other areas could be delved into as well.

Think of all the toilets in new high-rises, especially in Asia, and how much wasted energy goes into getting the water up there only to have it come back down without doing anything productive. What a waste. Speaking of waste, there would be added mass thanks to folks taking their urine and feces up when they took the elevator or stairs. That is usable energy! Oh, the things we have yet to learn.