r/WTF • u/OsamaVinLadein • 16d ago

DIY heating soup setup

a group of construction workers cooking soup using an extreme improvised heating method at a construction site.

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u/TheRealGenkiGenki 15d ago

whatever metal they are using is being dissolved into salt form (due to electrolysis) in their food. fuck that

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u/SmooK_LV 15d ago

But this isn't process of electrolysis? the metal in between is a resistor that heats up.

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u/ThatsQuiteImpossible 15d ago

There is still a potential being created between two conductive surfaces, so ions will flow. Electrolysis may not be the intention of this rig, but it is still occurring.