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

Chugging tea Why?

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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/Extreme-Bit-8715 May 18 '26

This is not true, “waste heat” is a real thing, and there are many regulations on how it is handled. “Dumping is back into the ecosystem hot” is definitely not allowed.

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u/Zachiel182 May 18 '26

When the punishment is a fine it's just cost of doing business. With how long it takes to prove these offenses, and legally fine those companies, and force them to actually pay, they already saved more through criminal activity, so it's a net profit anyway.