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[โ€“] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You seem to have a hard time understanding that water is used because it is cheaper than the alternatives which already exist. This new development won't replace water while the water remains cheap.

[โ€“] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works -3 points 14 hours ago

Are you talking about evaporative cooling? Because this new system still very much uses water, in a closed loop.

And I'm aware water is cheap, it falls out of the sky.