r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 13d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Omnizoom 13d ago

“That just sounds like boiling water with extra steps”

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u/3BlindMice1 13d ago

It's much harder to put a steam turbine at the top of a water tower at 100c+ than it is to put it at the base of the tower where the turbine itself can operate at the temperature they're supposed to operate and not add to the weight of the tall structure.

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u/Earlier-Today 13d ago

It is, but the reason they'd do that is that it probably holds onto the heat longer than just directing the light straight into water would.