• Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Something to do with turbines.

    Water wheels seem to spin a turbine. Maybe it generated current or something. Similar with windmills? Gyroscope or something.

    Solar ? Quite clearly magical and a heretic, likely to burn me at the stake. Steam power pushes steam through A turbine maybe ?

    Lightening sky electricity. Get a bunch of metal and kites. Die.

    • edinbruh@feddit.it
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      1 year ago

      Solar are LEDs. But instead of putting electricity into that light comes out, you push the light in to get electricity out.

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        1 year ago

        Photovoltaic isn’t the only solar. Probably much easier back then to direct mirrors at a kettle to drive a steam turbine.

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      1 year ago

      You’re thinking of steam.
      Create enough steam to turn a turbine that turns a magnet wrapped with copper.

      Fun fact, nuclear power is just a powerful way to create more steam.

    • RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml
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      Spinning an iron bar between another iron bar wrapped with one thin copper piece makes zap light.

      It also makes a magnet for convenience.