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autotldr t1_jdy4r7l wrote
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 88%. (I'm a bot)
> Tiny glass beads strewn across the moon's surface contain potentially billions of tonnes of water that could be extracted and used by astronauts on future lunar missions, researchers say.
> The latest research, published in Nature Geoscience, points to fine glass beads as the source of that surface water.
> Further tests on the material showed the water diffuses in and out of the beads on the timeframe of a few years, confirming an active water cycle on the moon.
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Latyon t1_jdy4yii wrote
If true and if a process exists that is simple enough to utilize on the lunar surface
Huge
IDoPokeSmot t1_jdy586n wrote
I don't know how the people of the moon would feel about us taking their water......
invol713 t1_jdy5euw wrote
Man, this new Avatar sucks.
invol713 t1_jdy5i9q wrote
At least it wasn’t beads in Uranus.
Lost-Matter-5846 t1_jdy5uuy wrote
I'd imagine the same way earth people felt when Nestle stole their water
Struboob t1_jdy68i4 wrote
I want a bucket of those things
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Duchess430 t1_jdy6etl wrote
Pretty sure the Whalers on the moon who carry a Harpoon won't be happy about earth taking their water, by the year 3000 there won't be able whales and all they do is just sing tell tall tales and sing a whaling tune
ItsHowWellYouMowFast t1_jdy6itc wrote
But think of the freedom we can provide them in place of their resources. Maybe set up a democracy or something
IDoPokeSmot t1_jdy6t75 wrote
Yeah, well... I'm gonna go build my own Moon, with blackjack and hookers! In fact, forget the moon!
Coyote65 t1_jdy739z wrote
The Mooninites?
They gonna be mad.
IDoPokeSmot t1_jdy7a76 wrote
Some would say the earth is our moon. But that would belittle the name of our moon, which is the moon.
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zirky t1_jdy7j75 wrote
in other news, nestle is partnering with spacex to develop a privately funded moon base
IDoPokeSmot t1_jdy7tlx wrote
Shoot him the bird!
bitemark01 t1_jdy86lk wrote
Bees?!
INeed_SomeWater t1_jdy9fiu wrote
These two comments summed up my expectations and confirmed my reality as succinctly as possible.
Opie19 t1_jdy9m0q wrote
Gimme a break, Gimme a break,
break me off a piece of that fancy feast!
Nailed it.
OddSell7096 t1_jdy9ss6 wrote
You have deeply offended us and our god. And our god is a god of vengeance, and horror.
invol713 t1_jdya35i wrote
Reality now has more beads. You’re welcome.
invol713 t1_jdyb4mv wrote
Calm down, Oprah.
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RoddyPoohorn t1_jdycgfp wrote
let's destroy it!
liililllllliilillill t1_jdykzni wrote
Wow, water with no microplastics in it!
kingofpotatopeople92 t1_jdynd7k wrote
Customer-Useful t1_jdypndv wrote
Why? Don't we have enough water and isn't it mind-bottlingly inefficient to transport heavy things through space? Is it because we can sustain life on the moon easier than if no water was there?
captsparrow22 t1_jdyqhrq wrote
YOU GET BEES YOU GET BEES EVERYBODY GETSSSS BEEEEEEEEES
Random_Letters_btmwq t1_jdyrlc9 wrote
Yes, the same applies to bringing water to the moon.
Customer-Useful t1_jdyrwmg wrote
That's what I meant with the last sentence. Ty for clarification, I don't know shit about fuck. Especially when the moon is involved
--Muther-- t1_jdyryd9 wrote
Rocket fuel can be made from this.
PopeHonkersXII t1_jdys0ux wrote
In 20 years, Pepsi will be selling bottles of the stuff in vending machines. I know how capitalism works
Customer-Useful t1_jdys0ze wrote
Rocket fuel from glass water? How?
--Muther-- t1_jdyscfo wrote
One of the major barriers to space exploration is the high cost to weight ratio of leaving the Earths Gravity well.
If you could base a major component of your lift capability and refueling capability outside earth's gravity our ability to explore just increased exponentially. To do that you need a source of hydrogen and oxygen, for fuel, by a qirk of nature water has both of those things.
Doenerwetter t1_jdyspte wrote
Shipwreck steel of the third millennium.
Customer-Useful t1_jdyt256 wrote
I never really thought about the fact that propulsion isn't needed to move when you're in space.
So we need some way to conduct electrolysis on a major scale ON the moon? Solar power or something? I'm no expert but surely you can't use a set amount of fuel to make MORE fuel via electrolysis.
rpjruh t1_jdyt40r wrote
Idk man, I kind of feel like being ridiculous
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--Muther-- t1_jdytpq1 wrote
Probably solar, nuclear or a hydrogen fuel cell
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HybridEng t1_jdyutg9 wrote
Sounds like a scam to me....
Turtle0Monkey t1_jdyv4rl wrote
Too bad we lost the tech...
The_Only_AL t1_jdyxnze wrote
No, we can sustain life on the moon if there IS water there. That way we don’t have to transport it from Earth, which is crazy expensive. You can also break water into hydrogen to use as fuel.
The_Only_AL t1_jdyxp1w wrote
Electrolysis.
Customer-Useful t1_jdyxuq3 wrote
That's exactly what I'm saying. I'm tired since I've been up till 7:18 AM, did I fuck up some wording?
thelordmad t1_jdyyb3k wrote
So you'd think
The_Only_AL t1_jdyzjd4 wrote
Yeah you said if there’s NO water there it’s easier. No big deal.
EdgelordOfEdginess t1_jdz0gx0 wrote
Nestle: *Hectic breathing
simonp101 t1_jdz1cp0 wrote
It might come in handy, once THEY are done poisoning all the water on planet Earth.
Goodbadgoodgood t1_jdz9v5k wrote
Now we can harvest the moon and completely disrupt the flow of the ocean and destroy the earth further to get rich!!!!!!
Electrical-Can-7982 t1_jdze1z7 wrote
they will just moon ya (_i_)
Electrical-Can-7982 t1_jdze37o wrote
let me guess.. all the vending machines will have only nestle's products
Cyanopicacooki t1_jdzfuhy wrote
I dunno, there have been half a dozen LEMs slowly decaying on the surface for 4 decades, I think we've ensured that lunar colonists won't miss out on those vital micro-nutrients.
bfhurricane t1_jdzrppq wrote
Who wrote “The Moon Rules, #1” on my car wit a key…
theold777 t1_je01668 wrote
Somebody else already had this idea. Found out that the Nevada desert was a more accessible place than the moon.
Successful-Plan114 t1_je01wmr wrote
How exactly does a bead contain that much water?
B1-vantage t1_je0514t wrote
Thanks for asking just how big are these beads anyway ???
Grabba-The-Butt t1_je0echz wrote
How big are these glass beads? I hear beads and I imagine very small.
Commercial-9751 t1_je0nbg6 wrote
In addition to sustaining life, water can be turned into rocket fuel on the moon, so it could be a lunar gas station rather than needing transport from earth where it takes way more fuel just to reach orbit.
Fellowshipofthebowl t1_je0pazo wrote
“On the Moon, nerds get their pants pulled down and they are spanked with Moonrocks“
Customer-Useful t1_je0usj2 wrote
Aight My Bad. Ty for the correction. I was wondering why everybody was correcting me when in my mind we were in agreement.
Customer-Useful t1_je0vi4n wrote
- Is it because we can sustain life on the moon easier than if no water was there?
Am I wrong or doesn't this state that what you all agree with? "Easier than if no water was there" doesn't that mean I'm saying water makes it easier?
Least_Growth4247 t1_je0yq52 wrote
We can’t even separate the salt out of ocean water efficiently, they wanna sublimate glass instead?
websagacity t1_je1eqnq wrote
Article reads that they are <1mm across.
websagacity t1_je1evz2 wrote
<1mm across.
websagacity t1_je1fbrx wrote
And not just for drinking water, but water is the 2 main components of rocket fuel. Only need enough fuel and water to get there. Get the rest on the surface.
02497 t1_je2xwfo wrote
Probably irradiated tho
blastedoffthis t1_je4fuoy wrote
Should bring some here and sell them.
HoplandTek t1_je4g9l6 wrote
Nestlé: "PLANT OUR FLAG, NOW!!!"
"Welcome, terran labourer to the Nestlé moon colony. Here you will enjoy rocks, metal tubes and domicile pods, with a single bunk per labourer. Here you can earn a taxless wage in our libertarian utopia."
"Notice: the cost of accomodation, oxygen, water and Grool™ will be deducted from your pay, amounting to 75% of your wages. A flight back to earth is approximately 50 wages in total."
joebadiah t1_jdy495u wrote
No way comments go the wrong direction.