▲ 737 ▼ boiling water again (quokk.au) submitted 7 months ago by Deceptichum to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 78 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] j4yc33@piefed.social 80 points 7 months ago (9 children) permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] bort@sopuli.xyz 21 points 7 months ago (8 children) except for solar and wind, i guess. also the thingy where you catch electrons directly from nuclear decay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] j4yc33@piefed.social 14 points 7 months ago (5 children) There are also some chemical modes of electricity generation (Alkalai batteries, etc). Also using flowing water to move Turbines like dams. But then the meme isn't as fun here, and those are such a small minority of how we generate powers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children) Even then all of them but solar are just spinning a wheel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago And even then some solar works by boiling salt... Or water. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago spinning a wheel. So hamster power? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) You could maybe catch lightning and store it. That’s not boiling water … what’s that? It is boiling water? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bort@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago I wouldn't be surprised, it it turns out, when the most efficient way to turn lightning into electricity, was to redirect it into a boiler, instead of harvesting it directly permalink fedilink source parent [–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago Hydro as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago Some types of solar are also just boiling water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bort@sopuli.xyz 21 points 7 months ago (8 children) except for solar and wind, i guess. also the thingy where you catch electrons directly from nuclear decay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] j4yc33@piefed.social 14 points 7 months ago (5 children) There are also some chemical modes of electricity generation (Alkalai batteries, etc). Also using flowing water to move Turbines like dams. But then the meme isn't as fun here, and those are such a small minority of how we generate powers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children) Even then all of them but solar are just spinning a wheel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago And even then some solar works by boiling salt... Or water. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago spinning a wheel. So hamster power? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) You could maybe catch lightning and store it. That’s not boiling water … what’s that? It is boiling water? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bort@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago I wouldn't be surprised, it it turns out, when the most efficient way to turn lightning into electricity, was to redirect it into a boiler, instead of harvesting it directly permalink fedilink source parent [–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago Hydro as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago Some types of solar are also just boiling water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower permalink fedilink source parent
[–] j4yc33@piefed.social 14 points 7 months ago (5 children) There are also some chemical modes of electricity generation (Alkalai batteries, etc). Also using flowing water to move Turbines like dams. But then the meme isn't as fun here, and those are such a small minority of how we generate powers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children) Even then all of them but solar are just spinning a wheel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago And even then some solar works by boiling salt... Or water. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago spinning a wheel. So hamster power? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) You could maybe catch lightning and store it. That’s not boiling water … what’s that? It is boiling water? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bort@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago I wouldn't be surprised, it it turns out, when the most efficient way to turn lightning into electricity, was to redirect it into a boiler, instead of harvesting it directly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children) Even then all of them but solar are just spinning a wheel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago And even then some solar works by boiling salt... Or water. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago spinning a wheel. So hamster power? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago And even then some solar works by boiling salt... Or water. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago spinning a wheel. So hamster power? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) You could maybe catch lightning and store it. That’s not boiling water … what’s that? It is boiling water? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bort@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago I wouldn't be surprised, it it turns out, when the most efficient way to turn lightning into electricity, was to redirect it into a boiler, instead of harvesting it directly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bort@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago I wouldn't be surprised, it it turns out, when the most efficient way to turn lightning into electricity, was to redirect it into a boiler, instead of harvesting it directly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago Some types of solar are also just boiling water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower permalink fedilink source parent
