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1. spandrew · 1790367441 · focus · HN ↗

   There were a lot of YouTube science-fluencers talking about how dumb this idea was. Google themselves called it a Moonshot (har har).

   Curious to see if the experiment changes our understanding of space radiators at a certain scale for non-space exploration purposes.

   1. tpetry · 1790367856 · focus · HN ↗

      Its running for 15 minutes and then must shut down for a long time to cool down. Thats exactly why those "science-fluencers" said its a dumb idea. This is far away from proving that its a viable idea.

      1. moralestapia · 1790368232 · focus · HN ↗

         Source for that?

         Edit: @kieranmaine thanks! Wonder how long they have to wait to turn them on again.

         1. kieranmaine · 1790368612 · focus · HN ↗

            FTA:

            > The cooling system will only be able to operate in brief spurts of about 15 minutes. After that, the TPUs need to shut down to allow the radiators to catch up.

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