Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agoEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months ago Why do they need to humidify the air for the datacenter? Static electricity. Humidified air dissipates static charges before they can build up enough to arc and cause damage to sensitive components.
minus-squareZworf@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoYeah and too much is bad too, because it can condense on coolers. I’ve been told it’s also bad for bearings in HDDs when it’s too low. Of course in a datacenter being low on humidity is a much more likely thing as there is nothing to emit humidity (e.g. humans).
Static electricity. Humidified air dissipates static charges before they can build up enough to arc and cause damage to sensitive components.
Yeah and too much is bad too, because it can condense on coolers. I’ve been told it’s also bad for bearings in HDDs when it’s too low.
Of course in a datacenter being low on humidity is a much more likely thing as there is nothing to emit humidity (e.g. humans).