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Pikajane OP t1_iye9ypj wrote

Reply to comment by cdtobie in It took 30+ hours for me to etch a sketch the Mona Lisa [OC] by Pikajane

in theory this would work since it's a plotter. In practice every Etch A Sketch has its own minute mechanical flaws and idiosyncrasies which makes it so that the knobs sometimes lock up and skip at random parts which would make mass automation difficult. On top of that, each Etch A Sketch has varying line weights etc so it's hard to pick units that consistently function exactly the same both mechanically and cosmetically.

People have been able to program some really cool stuff with arduinos but this level of detail would probably take more effort than it's worth for reproducing.

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braize6 t1_iye90fa wrote

Reply to comment by ForgotTheBogusName in Check out this steam cloud condensing 1500 feet above a plant in the middle of the desert by unclebird77

They use wastewater

Edit cause fatfingered send- Nuke plants use massive amounts of water. Hence why they are typically built near rivers. However, obviously, desert areas don't have this luxury. So they use treated wastewater as a water source. That said, there technically is water almost anywhere. The issue with most areas like these, is that water has high mineral and salt content. Then there's also the issue with local landowners, who the power companies would have to cooperate with in order to drill for it. Arizona does have waterlogged areas where water can be found, but as with all drilling, those permits need to be issued by the State and the locals

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Concerned_Asuran t1_iye87v0 wrote

Reply to comment by bmoredoc in A bit odd for the back of a school bus by Type31

>Yes you can repay sovereign debt by printing money

No. You literally don't need to repay sovereign debt because you never borrowed any in the first place. We use "debt" simply because economists got lazy and didn't come up with a different word. But it is completely different from your household transactions.

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