• brian@lemmy.ca
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    24 days ago

    I don’t truly understand the water concerns that a lot of people talk about. like unless these centers are pulling water from the mains, letting it flow through their system once, then dumping it; I don’t get how they would be using such astronomical amounts as people claim

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      24 days ago

      It’s evaporative cooling. Basically they are dumping it; into the atmosphere.

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        23 days ago

        interesting, I suppose that would’ve been an easy thing for me to look up. but I’ll continue with my line of thinking for right now; surely there are equally effective ways, other than evaporative, that could be used.

        I recognize the vast difference, but there are plenty of “conventional” cooling methods that could be applied in some manner (radiators being the first to come to mind), without being absurdly cost-ineffective

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          23 days ago

          I suppose that would’ve been an easy thing for me to look up.

          That’s correct.

          but I’ll continue with my line of thinking for right now;

          Too bad.