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Come on, /sci/, let's talk about how awesome coal is.

>> No.1173702

You can boil it
mash it
stick it in a stew

>> No.1173705
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I think I'm getting the Black Lung, Pop. It's not very well ventilated down there.

>> No.1173707

Its better than bad.

>> No.1173708

Cheapest, most abundant fossil fuel on the planet.

Grind it, dissolve it, turn it to gasoline substitute?

>> No.1173716

>>1173708
Fuck that, we're going back to the great age of steam.

>> No.1173720

coal is inferior

diamond is the best carbon-based metal

>> No.1173721

>>1173716
This is my dream.

>> No.1173728

>>1173720

agreed
maybe we should make a diamond engine

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>> No.1173743

>>1173721
>>1173716
I have a mental image of an alien race witnessing a huge steam powered space ship roaring past, unleashing a mighty whistle as it passes, unleashing sound waves powerful enough to decimate their sturdy homes.
The whole Doppler Effect thing would certainly make the event seem more legendary as they passed down writings from generation to generation of a whistle that tore through the skies and the horn the flattened cities.

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>>1173743
>the horn the flattened cities.

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>> No.1173777

fuck coal where the fuck is bismuth

>> No.1173801

>>1173777
Here >>1173792