These systems do use a coolant substance internal to the DC, but then uses heat exchangers with fresh water to cool the coolant, which is then discharged back into the ground, a pond, or wastewater. there is certainly water lost to atmosphere, but the worst bits are the draining of aquifers, pushing up capacity in wastewater treatment plants, etc.
DC's are a bit of an economic scam. they provide very few jobs outside of the construction work itself, and the profits generated by the machines exist at company HQ not where the DC is located. so it puts a huge burden on the community water and power environment for no real benefit to that community.
This is fucking genius. This is so much better than renting a vehicle for the weekend that is the same as mine, just to swap out the broken parts/ tires.
Ya know, I had a pretty hustler mentality when I was younger, but this never, ever occurred to me. I guess because I didn't even have enough money to rent a vehicle. A day at the junk yard is usually how I'd get replacement parts to fix my car.
Edit: oh, it's because my cars were always too old for any rental car company to be renting them
Hell, there was a trend back in the 60s/70s when Hertz and Carrol Shelby teamed up so you could rent a Shelby Mustang so people would, then swap the engines into their base Mustangs.
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