# Will we finally get serious about alternative energy?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-finally-get-serious-about-alternative-energy/81679
**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [September 14, 2001, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-finally-get-serious-about-alternative-energy/81679 "2001-09-14T20:16:00Z")
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### Author: ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2001, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-finally-get-serious-about-alternative-energy/81679/41 "2001-09-18T03:55:20Z")

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> \*Originally posted by tracer \*  
> \*\*Lost In Reality wrote:
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> > A Scandinavian company was working on a machine to convert the incessant pounding of tides to power. This source is truly unlimited, unless we blow up the moon or something along those lines.
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> But won’t that slow down the Earth’s rotation? \*\*

Nah, we will all just flush our toilets at pre-determined times to help propel the earth back on its normal spin. Those with composting toilets and outhouses will be asked to turn their fans on “high”.

[sub]Science, pshaw \*\*

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