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Nuclear power? That's just steam power with extra steps! (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, heat to boil water

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

We heat homes, smelt ore, many industrial things.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

We heat homes by heating water and putting the hot water through pipes into wall mounted iron tanks so that the water cools down again...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Not everyone uses radiators. My system is a forced air furnace.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We heat water molecules in air.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Floor heating is state of the art here, no radiators. Water pipes in screed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Fireplaces?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And water

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not only water as per the original comment. You need heat to smelt ore and do any number of industrial things to progress society.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

But then you quench that ore in water! It's just heating water with extra steps!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

We smelting water tonight?