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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Refrigeration just moves heat, it does not create it.

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why create heat when you can just steal it from somewhere else, though

[–] ManOMorphos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

"Waste heat" is a relative term.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Why drink my milkshake when I can drink yours? I can DRINK IT UP!

[–] T156@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It would end up creating some due to inefficiencies, which would contribute to the heat at the end.

[–] devedeset@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

In terms of "use electricity to make heat" it still trounces resistive heating. This whole thread is arguing about the definition of efficiency.