Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoNuclear power? That's just steam power with extra steps!sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down113
arrow-up1446arrow-down1imageNuclear power? That's just steam power with extra steps!sh.itjust.worksConsole_Modder@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squareFederatedSaint@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoWind and hydro still have to spin a turbine. Solar is the one true stand out advancement in electricity production since we started using electricity.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoThey spin it directly though, not via steam.
minus-squareOpafi@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·7 months agoTechnically, as long as there’s more than zero percent humidity I guess wind turbines are still powered by steam. And hydro is essentially steam, too, just the cooler version.
Wind and hydro still have to spin a turbine. Solar is the one true stand out advancement in electricity production since we started using electricity.
They spin it directly though, not via steam.
Technically, as long as there’s more than zero percent humidity I guess wind turbines are still powered by steam. And hydro is essentially steam, too, just the cooler version.