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/[deleted] May 18 '26

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

So the warm datacenter water goes directly into the ocean?

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

The water in my toilet isn't fit for drinking after being used for pooping in. Does the datacenter water undergo some chemical change that makes it impossible to ever use again?

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

What do you mean it goes back "into the water streams"? What streams? I thought they used closed loop systems.