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About as long as it would take to cool the surface of the sun. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/04/28/the-center-of-the-earth-may-be-hotter-than-the
by peterburkimsher 5y ago
About as long as it would take to cool the surface of the sun.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/04/28/the-center-of-the-earth-may-be-hotter-than-the-suns-surface/?sh=29ad0ff628e9 https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/04/28/the-center...
Core of earth: 6,000 ºC
https://www.space.com/why-sun-atmosphere-hotter-than-surface https://www.space.com/why-sun-atmosphere-hotter-than-surface
Core of sun: 27 million ºC
Surface of sun: 6,000 ºC
"The leading idea among experts is the sun's magnetic field is actually bringing energy from inside the sun up through its surface and into its atmosphere."
The "napkin math" will involve gathering some data about RF power harvesting, and some assumptions (e.g. cosmic rays)
https://news.mit.edu/2020/energy-harvesting-wi-fi-power-0327 https://news.mit.edu/2020/energy-harvesting-wi-fi-power-0327
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_law_of_thermodynamics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_law_of_thermodynamics
Do you believe in the 1st law of thermodynamics, that energy is neither created nor destroyed?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe
We could just balance the system:
core of Earth too hot -> use geothermal
core of Earth too cold -> use solar power