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TURKEY POWER (mander.xyz)
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[–] janus2 51 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I thought this was going to be about how many turkeys you could cook directly using the reactor heat

my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Be about 3x that number. Reactors are about 33-40% efficient. So a 1000 MW electric plant is running at 3000 MW thermal. Would be relatively easy too. Just a gigantic steam heated oven. So 7.5 million turkeys, enough to feed 90 million people or about a quarter of the US.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I doubt an oven needs 2400W continuous to keep at temperature. Also a single large oven will be far more efficient than 7.5 million separate ovens.

[–] janus2 2 points 2 weeks ago

you know what, i am thankful for you

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Glad to know I'm not the only one!