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Re:Bitcoin consumed 134 TWh in total during 2021 by belltaco on Sunday January 02, 2022 @12:26PM (#29770890)
> start sending rigs in orbit close to the sun

Does heat dissipate well in vacuum? Won't having it so close to the sun result in more heat? I guess the only way to dissipate so much heat would be via radiation. Outer space seems to be really really cold so that might help.

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Re:Bitcoin consumed 134 TWh in total during 2021 by aaomidi on Sunday January 02, 2022 @12:29PM (#29770940)
Dark body radiation is slow as shit and generally were gonna need a huge surface area to dissipate energy.

The mechanics of heat sinking in space is amazing and terrifying.

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