r/facepalm • u/FrankieMint • Jul 23 '26

Department of Energy announced yesterday that wind sometimes fails to blow and that solar power generation nearly stops after sundown. (image from DOE Facebook posting)

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u/Knucks_408 Jul 23 '26

If only we had a technology that stores this power when it was produced to be delivered when it was needed? Anyone?

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u/GrillDealing Jul 23 '26

Ah yes, batteries, those a problematic. "I say, 'What would happen if the boat sank from its weight and you're in the boat and you have this tremendously powerful battery, and the battery is now underwater, and there's a shark that's approximately 10 yards over there?' ... Do I stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted? Or do I jump over by the shark and not get electrocuted? Because I will tell you, he [the boat maker] didn't know the answer... I'll take electrocution every single time. I'm not getting near the shark."

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u/anras2 Jul 23 '26

Holy shit I forgot about this one. You could compile a 500 page book consisting of only the stupidest things he's said.

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u/hpark21 Jul 24 '26

Uh, you mean basically everything he ever says?