# I have invented a invention!

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 23, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-invented-a-invention/565221 "2010-12-23T20:52:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-invented-a-invention/565221/21 "2011-03-18T15:54:51Z")

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> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#):
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> My invention uses ambient CO2, snaps off the carbons and cobbles them into graphene (mega-glorious carbon membrane 1 atom thick) and releases O2 back into the wilderness.

You know that we already have an invention that converts atmospheric CO2 into O2 and various polymers? Scientists call this technology “plants”.

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