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minus-squareScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·edit-28 hours agoIt was interesting realizing that a lot of our power is still, at its core, a steam engine
minus-squarehobovision@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoMore like a steam turbine (which is way cooler cause it’s like a jet engine). Steam engine makes me think of a piston engine like on a train.
minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-28 hours agoWe discovered a banger like 400 years ago and have held on tight until eight about now with wind/solar/hydro. Still going to be using them geothermal/fission/fusion for at least another 100 years though.
minus-squareTheoriginalthon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 hours agoHydro is just more dense steam, wind is less dense steam, it’s steam engines all the way!
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoSeems to be just photovoltaics and spinny things.
It was interesting realizing that a lot of our power is still, at its core, a steam engine
More like a steam turbine (which is way cooler cause it’s like a jet engine). Steam engine makes me think of a piston engine like on a train.
We discovered a banger like 400 years ago and have held on tight until eight about now with wind/solar/hydro.
Still going to be using them geothermal/fission/fusion for at least another 100 years though.
Hydro is just more dense steam, wind is less dense steam, it’s steam engines all the way!
Seems to be just photovoltaics and spinny things.