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You have probably done it without even noticing. The modern world is clearly miraculous.

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[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 25 points 11 months ago

If you have nuclear or coal powerd electricity you'd be using boiling water to boil your water

[-] jasondj@ttrpg.network 2 points 11 months ago

I mean, the vast majority of our electricity (or at least fossil-fuel powered) is essentially “burn stuff to boil water, use steam to power turbine”.

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago

Some of my electricity comes from magic rocks. Hold them close together and they get hot enough to make steam. Take them apart and they cool off. Just don't hold them too close together or bad things happen.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Where were you comrade Dyatlov ?

[-] myster0n@feddit.nl 14 points 11 months ago

And in the same way you can freeze water with steam.

[-] Aarrodri@mujico.org 13 points 11 months ago

Hydroelectric primer is actually solar energy. Sun evaporated water.. Which then rains too full the damn, then gravity does is job.. But it all starts with solar.. Freaking epic. And they called the Aztecs crazy for venerating the sun. Better than am imaginary friend I'll tell you what.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago

All energy except nuclear is technically solar energy...

[-] Nighed@sffa.community 11 points 11 months ago

All the heavy metals (including uranium) came from stars exploding in some form. So it's all from a sun (even if it's not ours)

Alternatively, the sun is a huge fusion furnace, so all energy is nuclear

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

We did it, lemmy, we discovered net positive fusion!

[-] jasondj@ttrpg.network 1 points 11 months ago

Solar in the definition of “of our star, Sol”…sure. But all energy is celestial in origin.

[-] danielbln@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

You're also boiling water with gravity.

[-] mrbaby@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

And the gravity tank is filled using solar radiation.

[-] Chruesimuesi@feddit.ch 6 points 11 months ago

And for the creation of this thought water was also involved; assuming this was indeed a showerthougt

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

On top of the fact that OP himself is mostly just water.

[-] WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I just peed myself laughing. Does that count ?

[-] 257m@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Sadly I wasn't actually in the shower when I thought of this :(. Would be cool though if I was.

[-] MetricIsRight@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

Considering where I live like 80% of our power generation is from hydro-electric dams, yep. I do this every day.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Canada?

Edit: Nvmd. Can't read instance domain lol.

[-] MetricIsRight@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah, Western Canada.

[-] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

No, I can't. I don't have a kettle, and my stove operates on gas.

[-] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 16 points 11 months ago

I don't have a kettle

What sad, depraved lives Americans live

[-] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

It's not like we can't buy kettles if we want. I just have no use for one.

[-] Globulart@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

I just have no use for one.

What sad, depraved lives Americans live

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

I own an electric kettle and I boil my water in the microwave!

(Watch this brit go insane over microwaved water.)

[-] Globulart@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Sorry, I'm having trouble formulating a response with my entirely blown mind.

Scum, sub-human scum.

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Besides the kettle is only for hot chocolate! You fill it up, put swissmiss in it and turn it on!

[-] 257m@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

wtf? You bought a kettle for swiss miss. Heresy! Only tea should go in kettles, everybody knows that.

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Got it, I'll try putting Arnold Palmer half & half in it next time.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Isn't that really gravity though? Or is it the mass?

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Gravitational force is proportional to mass, so yes.

[-] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Could that be any wordier?

Try this:

You can boil water with water by using hydroelectricity to power your kettle.

[-] Globulart@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

You can excite water to the extent that it starts changing it's state of matter by employing a method of electricity generation which makes use of the subject we are trying to excite and subsequently powering a device which does the aforementioned excitement of water!

[-] VegaLyrae@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

I never have been able to.

I used to be able to boil my water with electrons from a nuclear reactor.

Now that I moved, all my electrons get excited by high tech coal..... Oh...

[-] justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

You can also make light out of light by powering a lightbulb with solar energy, or create wind out of wind by powering a fan with electricity generated by wind turbines.

Just don't try to recreate nuclear energy at home, kids.

[-] lntl@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

could burn hydrogen into water to boil and create water at the same time

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