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Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by Avicebron on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:31AM (#39189868)
240V, that's an unfair example. As a low IQ person, I sidestepped trying to actually calculate the heat generated by different resistive wires (has to be above the melting point of styrofoam) and thought linearly about what I wanted to do, which was cut styrofoam, so google styrofoam cutter hot wire, got me to amazon.
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Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by blueflow on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:46AM (#39190029)
Correct answer would have been "I don't know, whats the resistance of the wire".

1.2 Ohms per meter, 45cm (which was what i had) would burst in a flash of liquid metal when connected to 240V.

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Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by Avicebron on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:55AM (#39190123)
the correct answer is to cut the styrofoam.

https://www.amazon.com/Foam-Electric-Cutting-Machine-Control...

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Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by blueflow on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:58AM (#39190153)
A form of "Use other people's solutions"
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Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by Avicebron on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @09:05AM (#39190225)
have you ever heard of steam tables?
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