Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in the future

Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by Hamuko on Monday February 08, 2021 @10:55AM (#26066166)

>Or about as much as a single large hydroelectric dam.

According to this list, there are two dams in the world which generate that much electricity. And if you take the Cambridge estimate, zero dams.

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by mrb on Monday February 08, 2021 @11:47AM (#26066900)

I know. Hence my claim.

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by Hamuko on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:47PM (#26067690)

Would you describe a box that weights 600 kg to weight "as much as a single man"?

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by mrb on Monday February 08, 2021 @02:24PM (#26068906)

I said "large" damn, not an average dam. But fair enough—I should have said "around as much as the largest dam".

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