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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 2 years ago

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

[-] jasondj@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

Where were you comrade Dyatlov ?

[-] myster0n@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Aarrodri@mujico.org 13 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

All energy except nuclear is technically solar energy...

[-] Nighed@sffa.community 11 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[-] jasondj@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] danielbln@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

You're also boiling water with gravity.

[-] mrbaby@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

And the gravity tank is filled using solar radiation.

[-] Chruesimuesi@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago

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

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

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

[-] WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I just peed myself laughing. Does that count ?

[-] 257m@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

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

[-] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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

[-] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago

I don't have a kettle

What sad, depraved lives Americans live

[-] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

I just have no use for one.

What sad, depraved lives Americans live

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

Scum, sub-human scum.

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[-] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

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

[-] MetricIsRight@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years 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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Canada?

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

[-] MetricIsRight@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, Western Canada.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Gravitational force is proportional to mass, so yes.

[-] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

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