This is incredible.
This machine is capable of cleaning up 100 million kg of plastic ocean waste, and as of 2025, it has already collected about 500,000 kg of plastic.
It aims to remove 90% of ocean plastic by 2040.
Average cost for 1 gigabyte of storage:
45 years ago: $438,000
40 years ago: $238,000
35 years ago: $48,720
30 years ago: $5,152
25 years ago: $455
20 years ago: $5
15 years ago: $0.55
10 years ago: $0.05
5 years ago: $0.03
Today: $0.01
Japón 🇯🇵
Reporteros se quedan sin palabras después de presenciar el tren Maglev de 70 millones de dólares en acción a 310 MPH (500km/hora)
https://t.co/qIyPd1eQ5A
The reason government programs are so inefficient is that, unlike a commercial company, the feedback loop for improvement is broken, because they have a state-mandated monopoly and can’t go out of business if customers are unhappy.
No matter how bad the service is at your DMV (sorry to pick on DMVs), you still have to use your DMV, because it’s a monopoly.