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Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I dont think server rooms are often going to need humidifying, electronics like pretty low humidity. and water usage for cooling isnt generally consumed, the same water is used over and over again.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You want a certain amount of humidity to prevent static buildup and increase the cooling ability of air. Water used in cooling is only reused so many times before it's discarded to prevent scale buildup. The article also mentions it includes the water used in power generation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah it counts water that flows into streams that makes no sense

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