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silexia ◴[] No.46075861[source]
I am a farmer with giant water pumps and center pivots that run on 3 phase 480 volt power. One of my pumps has 85 horsepower. I wonder if I could wire up some sort of custom made tea kettle and get water to boil in five seconds?
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namibj ◴[] No.46077000[source]
3-phase electeode Boiler comes to mind. Just have it as a pass-through with a grounded shield at the end to keep you from accidentally touching dangerous voltage.
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1. Nextgrid ◴[] No.46181173[source]
Wouldn't that cause electrolysis and make the water unsafe to drink?
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2. malfist ◴[] No.46181905[source]
What do you imagine happens to water when it undergoes electrolysis?
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3. Nextgrid ◴[] No.46181945[source]
It breaks down into its individual components which escape as gases. That alone shouldn't make the remaining water toxic, assuming a perfect reaction. But I guess the reaction isn't perfect due to things like impurities, the metals used as electrodes and so on?