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Can’t we just use the heat energy generated by laptops and computers?

Right now the AC adaptor box thing for this HP Laptop is intensely hot, and I was just thinking, isn’t it possible to somehow manipulate that energy?
Maybe individually and on-a-small-scale it couldn’t be used for much, but like, renderfarms at Pixar and spacetracking equipment at NASA surely could do something…?

Trying to save the planet here! :D Would it work? Is this possible?

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MyNameIS_CharloTTe offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 3 weeks ago (3 minutes after post)

I really don’t know, but that would be cool if it did work. Hmmmmm… right now solar power energy is what we have.

And my laptop is overheating tooo o_O
and my laptop charger is bust up

~CharloTTe

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Anonymous1011 offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

My laptop battery is bust up so I have to keep it constantly plugged in :p

Solar energy is good, but it’s not powerful enough or ‘mainstream’ enough.

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MyNameIS_CharloTTe offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 3 weeks ago (26 minutes after post)

Anonymoose1011 wrote:
My laptop battery is bust up so I have to keep it constantly plugged in :p

Solar energy is good, but it’s not powerful enough or ‘mainstream’ enough.

my battery is bust up too…. Mine is plugged in, not charging, 0%…

sucks huh?
is that whats happening to you?
Well at least i know i’m not alone

Solar power has sun’s energy, and it can power a whole house. :)
i guess thats the best we got.

maybe you can be the first person to invent power on laptop power!!

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fractal.scatter offline Verified User (10 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 346 #
An Unknown Location | 3 weeks ago (27 minutes after post)

[quote Anonymoose1011Solar energy is good, but it’s not powerful enough or ‘mainstream’ enough.[/quote]

Yeah four million tonnes per sencond of thermonuclear fusion is lame.

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a0 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 3 weeks ago (31 minutes after post)

We do.
It heats our homes, so any heating on a thermostat will switch off sooner.
This of course only apply in winter.
In summer if you have Air conditioning it is not only wasted but uses the same amount again in extra Air conditioning useage.

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3 weeks ago (36 minutes after post)

I’ll tell you what - you invent something to make that wasted energy useful and you will be able to afford McDonalds.

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fractal.scatter offline Verified User (10 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 346 #
An Unknown Location | 3 weeks ago (36 minutes after post)

Anonymous wrote:
I’ll tell you what - you invent something to make that wasted energy useful and you will be able to afford McDonalds.

?

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Anonymous #
3 weeks ago (37 minutes after post)

fractal.scatter wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I’ll tell you what - you invent something to make that wasted energy useful and you will be able to afford McDonalds.

?

Don’t question my logic XD

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fractal.scatter offline Verified User (10 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 346 #
An Unknown Location | 3 weeks ago (38 minutes after post)

Anonymous wrote:

fractal.scatter wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I’ll tell you what - you invent something to make that wasted energy useful and you will be able to afford McDonalds.

?

Don’t question my logic XD

Logic eh? Okayy.

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courtybubble offline Verified User (2 years, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 128 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 weeks, 6 days ago (11 hours, 52 minutes after post)

if your laptop is functioning properly, then it really shouldnt get hot enough to heat an entire home. idk if wanting everyone to get laptops that overheat is such a good idea lol.

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2 weeks, 6 days ago (14 hours, 15 minutes after post)

Lol Courty :p

fractal.scatter wrote:
Yeah four million tonnes per sencond of thermonuclear fusion is lame.

Touché.

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