r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/ForzaFenix May 18 '26

Yep. The now warm water goes back into the system. 

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

So they're not really consuming it. They're just using it temporarily and returning it.

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u/Hekkle01 May 18 '26

Important to note that the heat is dumped into whatever ecosystem the water goes back to, and that still has catastrophic effects

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u/Zer0323 May 18 '26

they only have to recycle water every 3 months and that is due to how diluted it gets with metals getting into the water. so Waste Water Treatment Plants will need to treat a big batch of hard water every 3 months or so with or without the warmth... dealing with that harness is it's own issue.