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		smw 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: xAI joins SpaceX napkin math says sq kms of radiators to cool 100MW, it's just patently ridiculous

p1mrx 5 days ago [–]

What if they use heat pumps to raise the temperature? Heat rejection is proportional to T^4.

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