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j4yc33@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
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except for solar and wind, i guess. also the thingy where you catch electrons directly from nuclear decay.
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.
Even then all of them but solar are just spinning a wheel.
And even then some solar works by boiling salt… Or water.
spinning a wheel.
So hamster power?
You could maybe catch lightning and store it. That’s not boiling water … what’s that? It is boiling water?
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
Seebeck generators
Hydro as well.
Some types of solar are also just boiling water. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower
bort@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
except for solar and wind, i guess. also the thingy where you catch electrons directly from nuclear decay.
j4yc33@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
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.
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Even then all of them but solar are just spinning a wheel.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
And even then some solar works by boiling salt… Or water.
0x0@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
So hamster power?
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
You could maybe catch lightning and store it. That’s not boiling water … what’s that? It is boiling water?
bort@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks 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
Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 3 weeks ago
Seebeck generators
BreadOven@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hydro as well.
Jyek@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Some types of solar are also just boiling water. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower