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[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

You could maybe catch lightning and store it. That’s not boiling water … what’s that? It is boiling water?

[–] bort@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 hours ago

I wouldn't be surprised, it it turns out, when the most efficient way to turn lightning into electricity, was to redirect it into a boiler, instead of harvesting it directly