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minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoRefrigeration just moves heat, it does not create it.
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWhy create heat when you can just steal it from somewhere else, though
minus-squareManOMorphos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months ago“Waste heat” is a relative term.
minus-squarepotoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWhy drink my milkshake when I can drink yours? I can DRINK IT UP!
minus-squareT156@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoIt would end up creating some due to inefficiencies, which would contribute to the heat at the end.
minus-squaredevedeset@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months 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.