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kevinmershon ◴[] No.45032976[source]
> This is a similar reaction to photosynthesis in plants, which produces glucose instead of rocket fuel.

This is silly, but also begs the sillier question why we aren't bioengineering plants to produce rocket fuel

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1. 14 ◴[] No.45034799[source]
Because we are too busy making ethanol to add to gasoline so that motorcycle mechanics and small engine mechanics are guaranteed to have unlimited work every spring.

In a more serious response almost all questions like yours can boil down to economics. You can be certain if there is a way make something at a profit someone will jump in and make it happen. If there is no money in it you can expect that even if it is more environmentally friendly it may be part of research but not going to be implemented unless it becomes profitable.