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Re:Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day... by Symbiote on Monday February 15, 2021 @04:56PM (#26148028)
That is the second largest hydroelectric dam is the world.

Pick the Netherlands instead for the comparison, which has similar consumption to Argentina.

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Re:Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day... by mrb on Monday February 15, 2021 @05:02PM (#26148090)
That is still a single dam.

A whole country could be powered by a single dam.

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Re:Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day... by fifilura on Monday February 15, 2021 @05:16PM (#26148235)
The number of places where you can build a dam is limited, and when you find one it is not unlikely that you have to relocate > 1 million people to build it (Three Gorges Dam). That is on the other side of the scale you are talking about.
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Re:Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day... by mrb on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @09:56PM (#26162119)
The point is about making a comparison. When Bitcoin's energy consumption is equaled to that of a single dam, it just doesn't seem that impressive.
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