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My gas furnace supplies a baseline of heat, and my basement gets topped up with electric heat. What are the mechanics of energy usage for me? I feel like all e
by ipspam 7y ago
My gas furnace supplies a baseline of heat, and my basement gets topped up with electric heat. What are the mechanics of energy usage for me?
I feel like all energy is converted to heat in my laptop. That would mean free computing power?
Am I missing something? Can energy be converted to a form I am overlooking with computational work?
- sn7408 7y agoAll heat from your electronics (CPUs&GPUs) are waste heat, you could replace your electric heater with a computer to get "free computing power".