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> I mean you would never put off a molten metal; it would burn forever I doubt that, if it burned forever you could use it to heat water and spin a turbine and
by quickthrowman 6y ago
> I mean you would never put off a molten metal; it would burn forever
I doubt that, if it burned forever you could use it to heat water and spin a turbine and produce free power. If you meant “forever” as “a long time”, then sure :P
It would eventually cool down after removing the source of heat keeping the metal molten, which are electric resistive heating elements (assuming it works like an aluminum smelter).
- dmlittle 6y agoIt would burn until all the metal has reacted. I think the point is that due to its chemical properties what you're using to try to "extinguish" the fire is actually fueling the reaction so not forever but you're certainly not helping.
- quickthrowman 6y agoOh, absolutely. Water would exacerbate things (as you said in your sibling comment), I was just being a smartass about the word “forever” :P