Eli5: If we had steam powered trains back in the day, why didn’t steam become a common “clean” energy source? Why did it die out? Submitted by melatonin1212 t3_12329ys on March 26, 2023 at 10:36 PM in explainlikeimfive 37 comments 0
berael t1_jdsv7o9 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 10:44 PM You get steam by boiling water. How do you boil the water? That's the power source, not the steam. The typical answer has been "burn coal to boil the water". Permalink 7
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