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Fact check: Is Mamdani introducing Arabic numerals to New York schools? (www.newsweek.com)
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[–] 41 points 11 months ago (7 children)

They literally use that shit to power steam engines! Now imagine what it does to your insides. Nasty, nasty stuff.

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  • [–] -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

    I'm sorry but as a technicality none of the power used in a steam engine is derived from the dihydrogen monoxide. The chemical compound is used as a medium to turn thermal energy into kinetic energy. The thermal energy, likewise, is usually obtained from another source such as chemical, nuclear, or photovoltaic.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Good luck running your steam engine without it!

    Also:

    tidal

    Pretty sure there aren't moon-powered trains, bro, but nice try.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    Good luck running your steam engine without it!

    Its actually pretty common practice when restoring a steam engine to run it on compressed air to test it's a ability to hold the amount of pressure it needs to. Much less of a catastrophic failure if compressed air leaks out without warning than 400° steam

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    A steam engine can also be used to generate power, or to operate mechanical indistrial equipment like rock crushers or pumps, as a stationary device, but in hindsight the tidal power probably never gets that hot. The engine for moving trains could also be powered by electricity from wind or tidal, though I don't think there are any practical examples.

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