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boiling water again (quokk.au)

submitted 7 months ago by Deceptichum to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] 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.

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[–] 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.

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[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Even then all of them but solar are just spinning a wheel.

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[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

And even then some solar works by boiling salt... Or water.

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

spinning a wheel.

So hamster power?

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[–] 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?

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[–] 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

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[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago

Hydro as well.

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[–] 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

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