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Comment on If you think about how big the universe is, the fact that we can manipulate energy on such a small scale, like raising the temperature of something by one degree is absolutely insane

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StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Well think about it, an asteroid just a mile wide hits a planet, the impact plume would reach about 20,000k, or 35,000 F, but on a planet wide scale even those numbers are meaningless, a statewide scale? Forget about it. We may think we’re hot shit when we can raise our ovens up to 500⁰ or melt steel, but, in the grand scheme of things we’re playing with grains of sand on the beach of energy manipulation

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meekah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I’d say the amount of energy manipulation we do makes perfect sense for beings about the size of a human. We still have a long ways to go regarding efficiency but no need to heat a planet when heating your room or your food is enough.

I think your fascination with this just boils down to a fascination with the scale of the universe in general.

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- StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Could be, I tend to find things rather fascinating
  
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  - MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    I am envious of your sense of wonder.
    
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