Admiral_Fancypants
Admiral_Fancypants t1_ixd0v2z wrote
Reply to comment by jerzy4 in HVDC macrogrid would reduce climate pollutants and electricity costs while transmitting low-cost renewable power by manual_tranny
I just remeber hearing about Edison's terrible DC lines that couldn't go more than a couple miles before losing strength and needing to have substations to keep it going.
Admiral_Fancypants t1_ixcyqjv wrote
Reply to comment by manual_tranny in HVDC macrogrid would reduce climate pollutants and electricity costs while transmitting low-cost renewable power by manual_tranny
That's news to me. Glad to hear that our 100 year old grid can be improved upon.
Admiral_Fancypants t1_ixcwgso wrote
Reply to HVDC macrogrid would reduce climate pollutants and electricity costs while transmitting low-cost renewable power by manual_tranny
I thought the whole reason we use alternating current is because direct current can't be transmitted over long distances.
Admiral_Fancypants t1_iz4s9as wrote
Reply to TIL of Portable Soup, also known as pocket soup or veal glue. A precursor of meat extract, bouillon cubes, and of industrially dehydrated and instant food, it is essentially a partially dehydrated broth and a solid counterpart of meat glaze. by IPeeFreely01
Pocket Soup sounds like a euphemism, but not sure for what.