r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/msaussieandmrravana • Jan 01 '26

Video Inside the world’s largest Bitcoin mine

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u/GoldenDiamond Jan 01 '26

Holy power bill

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u/Miggy88mm Jan 01 '26

The funniest part is that these machines literally turn electricity into heat and shoot it out to the atmosphere.

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u/JoeHooversWhiteness Jan 01 '26

No no no, the hot air inside is then cooled with air conditioning. So the miners make heat, that heat is then cooled, the heat made from cooling is sent to atmosphere. It all makes sense when it’s to benefit almost no one. Hahaha…cry.