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supercheesecake ( supercheesecake@aussie.zone )  to Science · 3 years ago

[xkcd] Physics will make you rich!

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[xkcd] Physics will make you rich!

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supercheesecake ( supercheesecake@aussie.zone )  to Science · 3 years ago
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    3 years ago

    Copper wouldn’t cut it, too much resistance. You need a superconductor… only problem is how to keep it cold enough at below 1000C.

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      Easy, just cool it with some sort of space refrigerator. Solar powered of course.

      Net electricity arrived on earth after cooling cost: 1kwh/day

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