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In reply to the discussion: can this really work? [View all]

Confusious

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2. Yes you can do that
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 03:01 AM
Mar 2012

But it requires a lot of energy. You would use more coverting it then you would get in return.

Of course, if you had a lot of solar power, you could do it for free. But if you had that much, why use gas?

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can this really work? [View all] luckyleftyme2 Mar 2012 OP
Yep. Its a sordid, sordid affair. napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #1
Yes you can do that Confusious Mar 2012 #2
Agreed, it does take a lot of energy to break down the plastics into the original form tech3149 Mar 2012 #3
letme be the devils advocate luckyleftyme2 Mar 2012 #4
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