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> Data centers submerged in the ocean Sooner or later it's going to leak.
by WalterBright 3mo ago
> Data centers submerged in the ocean
Sooner or later it's going to leak.
- abfan1127 3mo agoI think corrosion is the big issue here. perhaps that is where the leak comes from.
- WalterBright 3mo agoWater under high pressure will find any weakness. (For example, the places where the wires go in and out.) Corrosion indeed is always a problem.
- tekne 3mo agoNot if the datacenter itself is operating at the same internal pressure as the water around it
- WalterBright 3mo agoInteresting point. But also consider: 1. pressure may compromise the electronics 2. water pressure increases very rapidly with depth. You'd have to pressurize the data center with a liquid with the same density 3. even a small differential will produce leaks
- tekne 3mo agoAir (or rather, nitrogen -- oxygen at that pressure is something you'd rather avoid) can be pressurised to that degree too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_pool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_pool