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ketozhang
on Feb 9, 2022
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Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
I think the journalist is calculating load capacity. A 1500A @120V kettle requires 0.18 MW. Rounding up, 60 kettles requires 12 MW. It's not how much water you can boil, it's how many kettles you can run at the same time.
advisedwang
on Feb 10, 2022
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59MJ over 5 seconds would be 11GW, so if it was load, that would be 6000 2kw kettles!
Although obviously those kettles wouldn't achieve much in those 5 seconds!
ketozhang
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I'm way off. I meant 15A. Now I've no clue what the journalist is calculating.
advisedwang
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They should start selling 1500A kettles though. Bring a pot of water to the boil instantly.
ComputerGuru
on Feb 10, 2022
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But they’re UK, so it wouldn’t be 110V. Nice try, though!
qquark
on Feb 10, 2022
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A 180kW kettle ?! Great Scott !
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