It all runs on electricity and electricity is generated through this

11 days ago by Mustachius_Grumpius to c/historymemes

CarbonIceDragon 17 points 11 days ago

Photovoltaics might muddy this a bit going forward I guess. And of course wind and water wheels are pretty old technology too.

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iocase 6 points 11 days ago

Same with rankine cycles lile gas turbines, helium, or supercritical CO2

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Sixseven 11 points 11 days ago

Hydro, wind, and solar have entered the chat.

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Peppycito 3 points 11 days ago

Motherfucking cotton gin

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Bustedknuckles 2 points 11 days ago

Technically,.hydropower comes from vaporizing water

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Telodzrum 3 points 11 days ago

Wind, too.

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OwOarchist 1 point 11 days ago

Even gasoline and diesel-powered generators.

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neuracnu 7 points 11 days ago

Say “heat pump” three times in the mirror with the lights off and you’ll summon Alec from Technology Connections.

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DahGangalang 4 points 11 days ago

My late Grandpa held this interesting machine as one of the most underappreciated truly new machines of his generation.

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_stranger_ 1 point 11 days ago

Solar powered dehumidifier. Take that Atlas.

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