New technique stores summer heat until it's needed in winter

Re:New technique stores summer heat until it's needed in winter by astrodust on Thursday January 12, 2017 @08:00PM (#13387597)

Definition: "Technology that is at the cutting edge".

Fact: Chemically produced lye dates back to at least 1791 with the Leblanc process: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leblanc_process

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Re:New technique stores summer heat until it's needed in winter by lisivka on Thursday January 12, 2017 @08:08PM (#13387632)

Fact: green energy/renewable energy/energy saving technologies are cutting edge now.

Fact: your processor is made from sand which was discovered by first human ever.

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Re:New technique stores summer heat until it's needed in winter by astrodust on Thursday January 12, 2017 @11:49PM (#13388475)

Yes, it's a little known fact that Babylonians were casting huge perfectly pure silicon crystals. They were also pioneers in x-ray lithography!

Processors are made from sand in the same way people are made from carbon. You're skipping a few important steps.

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Re:New technique stores summer heat until it's needed in winter by lisivka on Saturday January 14, 2017 @12:23AM (#13397050)

Skipped steps are called "high-tech".

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