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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Thermal mass Memes

Posts tagged with Thermal mass

Changing The Boundary Conditions Won't Change The System

Physics Science
1 year ago 30.6K views 0 shares
Changing The Boundary Conditions Won't Change The System
The great slow cooker conspiracy finally exposed! This is thermodynamics in the kitchen at its finest. People think lifting the lid on a slow cooker is like opening a portal to the heat dimension where all thermal energy instantly vanishes. But physics doesn't work that way! The thermal mass of your food (those delicious kilograms of ingredients) plus the cooker itself stores WAAAY more heat energy than the tiny bit that escapes when you peek inside. It's like worrying about losing water from a swimming pool when you dip your finger in! The lid's main job? Keeping moisture in, not heat! Your slow cooker heats from the bottom, not the top. So next time someone gasps when you lift the lid, hit 'em with some thermal mass knowledge bombs! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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My mini PC costs $3 a month. The VPS math for 2026

Two months of smart-plug data from my home mini PC: 22 kWh and CA$3.08 in August, priced against DigitalOcean, Hetzner and Oracle's free tier ... Read article โ†’

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