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minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoRefrigeration just moves heat, it does not create it.
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoWhy create heat when you can just steal it from somewhere else, though
minus-squareManOMorphos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days ago“Waste heat” is a relative term.
minus-squarepotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWhy drink my milkshake when I can drink yours? I can DRINK IT UP!
minus-squareT156@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 days agoIt would end up creating some due to inefficiencies, which would contribute to the heat at the end.
minus-squaredevedeset@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIn terms of “use electricity to make heat” it still trounces resistive heating. This whole thread is arguing about the definition of efficiency.
Refrigeration just moves heat, it does not create it.
Why create heat when you can just steal it from somewhere else, though
“Waste heat” is a relative term.
Why drink my milkshake when I can drink yours? I can DRINK IT UP!
It would end up creating some due to inefficiencies, which would contribute to the heat at the end.
In terms of “use electricity to make heat” it still trounces resistive heating. This whole thread is arguing about the definition of efficiency.