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Re:Nasa’s ambitious plan to save Earth from a supervolcano by mirimir on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @10:10PM (#15598399)
In aluminum production, the electricity is used for electrolytic reduction, not melting. It's the waste heat from that which keeps the cell hot enough.
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