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sandworm101
on Jan 26, 2025
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Explainer: What's r1 and everything else?
At sea level. Put the machine in a vacuum chamber, or atop a big mountain, and we will boil the Ai kettles at less than 100c.
echoangle
on Jan 26, 2025
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Also, you don’t have to necessarily use water. You can use alcohol, ammonia or something else with a different boiling point.
immibis
on Jan 27, 2025
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It doesn't matter - the fraction of energy you can get is the fraction you decrease the temperature relative to absolute zero.
richardatlarge
on Jan 27, 2025
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Try liquid sodium, it vaporizes at 883c
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