• @Skepticpunk
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    2 months ago

    Same applies to geothermal.

    lava is really hot

    use lava to boil water

    use steam to turn a generator

    free electricity!

    • @[email protected]
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      62 months ago

      Have we still not been able to progress past all power generation being “use water to turn a generator”? Humanity figured out the water wheel then just kept making it more complex.

      • @[email protected]
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        112 months ago

        How about “use air to turn a generator”? Now that’s original. Or photovoltaics, I guess.

        • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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          32 months ago

          So I’ve tried starting a perpetual windmill and it made money on only fans but it turned out the be an electrical loss overall… Had to abandon that attempt, back to the drawling board, I think I messed up somewhere.

          • @lugal
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            32 months ago

            You know that windmills are kind of the opposite of fans? Try “only windmills” instead and it’s not a :.|:; anymore

            • @LifeInMultipleChoice
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              2 months ago

              So I reversed the windmill to a helicopter, more views, still an overall electrical loss. Thanks for trying though. I might not be the best person for this job.

              Guess I should start scouting for talent