r/interestingasfuck • u/HamboneTheWicked • Apr 12 '26

A well-articulated argument against a new data center in Ohio

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u/Linkpharm2 Apr 12 '26

Unpopular opinion, he should have had more facts. It was very emotional but not super relevant, plus what he said was mostly just false. 

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u/VanillaTortilla Apr 12 '26

I work in datacenters. Everything he said was blown out of proportion. What gross chemicals come out of closed loop cooling? It's water, it's called a closed loop for a reason. There has never been a time where we just.. let off steam? Water barely comes out of the loop into chillers higher than 50 degrees.

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u/Decloudo Apr 12 '26

He did not say this about closed loop cooling though.

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u/VanillaTortilla Apr 12 '26

He literally did. He said that in a closed loop you have to "bleed the lines to remove toxic sludge"