Unexpected TENCAPSEDANDWHITESPACEFor fucks sake use PDO or something . That code gives me nightmares about querying with $ POST variables <| sep |> Yikes . I think the only one I ' ve seen all the way through was RCT 3 . <| sep |> There could be lots of reasons , though none of them are really economically viable right now . Just a coupleGasoline production in areas with no electrical infrastructure no EVs or as a transitional method . Liquid hydrocarbon production as a means of sequestrationChemical building blocks for polymers or other chemistry that otherwise come from petroleumAny of these can be broadened and adapted quite a bit if you would like . Knowing how to do them will be a good thing so that in the future we can deploy things like this if the situation ever merits it .