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BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Do you know how BIG they would have to be to dissipate a data center worth of heat to keep it as cool as on earth?

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fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Do you know how much heat they would need to retain?

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- BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  To prevent any moisture that might be in the air inside the data center from condensing onto electronics. Admit it, it’s a stupid idea and stop defending it as a legitimate one.
  
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  - fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    They’re in space. There’s no humidity.
    
    Wtf?
    
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fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Do you?

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- BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Oh, you got me, turned it around. Oh dear, whatever will I do? Oh right, remark how you don’t know and should stop supporting a stupid idea in the first place.
  
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  - fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    A square kilometer in radiator surface area at 100C to emit 1 GW, in case you’re wondering.
    
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