• thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
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    13 hours ago

    Because it feels archaic and inefficient, maybe?

    We also have developed solar panels, wind turbines, hydro-electric dams as well as tidal/wave energy devices in the intervening years - so adding another method to boil water just feels “outdated”.

    I’m not trying to cast judgement myself, just trying to explain that it feels like it’s just “vibes based”.

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      6 hours ago

      Take a look at a modern supercritical steam turbine, this thing can run on 600C steam. there’s nothing archaic about it (it can be more efficient as a part of combined cycle)

      Hydropower and windmills are older than steam

    • swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 hours ago

      I had an idea for a dumb Star Trek meme, based on the episode where they explain how Romulan warp drives work, but extrapolating that to “it boils water and spins a turbine”. Maybe one of the Star Trek memers can take this and run with it?