Science Memes

11287 readers

4124 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
No spam.
Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

[email protected]

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

1152

But yes. (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

123 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] ThePyroPython 139 points 2 weeks ago (30 children)

So a nucler reactor is just a kettle with an extra spicy heating element?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Most power generation is just steam spinning turbines. Solar’s just weird. Wind cuts out the steam loop.

[–] captainlezbian 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Reflective solar is normal at least. But photovoltaics are weird. Even weirder is that they’re LEDs backwards, and the fact that transistors just are like that is why they’re encased in black plastic

[–] reinei 5 points 2 weeks ago

Unless you WANT your transistor to be this way and use it so you put an actual led inside the plastic as well to mess with (i.e. turn on and off) the transistor!

Also I would argue that wind could also be considered 'steam' turning a turbine. It's just vapour pressure 'steam' with a LOT of other pollutants which somehow increase the efficiency!

load more comments (2 replies)

load more comments (27 replies)