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[–] unrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Light is absorbed by materials and ultimately becomes heat.

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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Doesn't everything ultimately become heat?

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[–] unrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago

Yes, that is why it states "this is what peak thermodynamic performance." In electronics people are taught that no device is 100% efficient because energy is lost as heat. A heater is 100% efficient because everything becomes heat.

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