Water seems to just be the right tool for the job in many applications. It always seemed funny to me that we have not found a better option to generate electricity over the years. Most large scale generators, no matter how complex, is just using something to heat up water and spin a really big fan in order to spin a really big magnet.
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Water is pretty amazing, as a gas (steam) you can pump a huge amount of energy into it and it doesn’t come apart into individual atoms. It decomposes at 2,000˚C (3,632˚F). It’s also so cheap it might as well be free, so using huge quantities is very affordable.
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