Re:Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star
by TeMPOraL on Thursday August 25, 2016 @06:35AM
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> They'd likely have radically different definitions of poles. One hot enough to melt lead, one cold enough to freeze C02.
Think of the industrial applications! You'd have early metalworks near the hot pole, and when they'd finally figure out thermodynamics, I could imagine a planetary thermal engine created by bridging the hot and cold areas...
Re:Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star
by xg15 on Friday August 26, 2016 @10:03AM
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You could pretty easily imagine a planetary thermal engine on earth as well though - between the poles and the equator. In fact, we do have one. It's called "weather".
Think of the industrial applications! You'd have early metalworks near the hot pole, and when they'd finally figure out thermodynamics, I could imagine a planetary thermal engine created by bridging the hot and cold areas...