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[–] SootySootySoot@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

professional engineers building this project didn't bother to do some basic math to figure out whether it would make sense

It is built by a western company that has made some very questionable claims and is floated on the USA stock exchange, so.. let's just say it isn't unprecedented.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But it's built in China with support from the government. Again, I don't think they're rubes and just threw a bunch of money at the company without asking any basic questions about feasibility.

[–] oliveoil@hexbear.net 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

They could be in the interest of R&D and innovation.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 20 hours ago

Sure, trying things is how you figure out whether they actually work or not. But even there you do the math to see if there's even a point in trying.