2/1/2024 - TL;DW But I Read
Chernobyl is still deserted and uninhabitable for thousands of years, while Hiroshima and Nagasaki are beautiful thriving Metropolises. But why?
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Google’s Billion Dollar Gamble!
*Topic : Engineering
*Length : 20m 41s
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Google has a goal to be Net Zero, produce all their energy themselves, and be completely carbon neutral. And now, they've actually built their own Geothermal Power plant that just became operational! How could this possibly make sense, and is Geothermal really the answer? Especially considering they had to frack the rock, just like oil companies do. Is this is future for all companies that want to be energy-independent or another failed experiment by Google? Let's figure this out together!
🌍 The investment of $1 billion in renewable energy projects by Google demonstrates a significant commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility.
🌍 The shared vision of using geothermal energy to address climate change highlights the potential for innovative solutions in the renewable energy sector.
🌍 Geothermal power plants extract hot pressurized steam from an underground reservoir to drive a turbine or inject cold water through the injection well to absorb heat, making it a fascinating and sustainable energy source.
🌍 The groundbreaking aspect of Project RED is the ability to drill horizontally into hot rock, a feat previously thought to be impossible in the geothermal power industry.
💧 The results show over twice the water flow rate out of the fractured horizontal Wells than the previous record holder, a game-changing discovery for geothermal energy extraction.
🌍 Fero's new load-following geothermal technology allows for precise tuning of power generation to cover the load when wind and solar energy aren't working, reducing waste and maximizing renewable energy usage.
🚫 Fracking can cause a slew of health problems like childhood leukemia, cardiac problems, asthma, birth defects, headaches, and even cancer.
🌍 "Everything was impossible until it wasn't" - the idea that breakthroughs can change the game and pave the way for new possibilities.
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Microsoft’s Military Empire, Explained
*Topic : Business
*Length : 21m 32s
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💰 Microsoft has built a military empire by using its traditional strengths and dominating the market with its technology, despite thousands of Google workers protesting against the Pentagon drone program.
💻 Microsoft's success was built on a "business as war" mentality, with Bill Gates running the company like a general in wartime.
💰 Microsoft's focus on the military market has led to a $22 billion contract for the integrated visual augmentation system, positioning the hololens as a professional device for large corporations and the US military.
🤔 The use of high-technology surveillance in warfare raises ethical concerns about privacy and the potential for abuse.
🔍 The use of technology in warfare raises ethical questions about the role of corporations in military operations and the potential consequences for civilians.
💰 Microsoft's work with the military goes way deeper than consumer internet and mobile devices, with the potential to raise ethical concerns.
🤝 The Jedi contract was designed to centralize the military's cloud systems, making it necessary for all major cloud providers to compete for the contract, ultimately leading to a battle between Microsoft and Amazon.
💰 Microsoft is making more money from the American defense establishment than Amazon, with a five-year contract worth nearly a billion dollars to provide Windows 10 and Associated Hardware to the military.
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Why Isn't Hiroshima a Nuclear Wasteland Like Chernobyl?
*Topic : Engineering
*Length : 16m 49s
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I've often wondered, why different nuclear disasters in history have had some different outcomes. Chernobyl is still deserted and uninhabitable for thousands of years, while Hiroshima and Nagasaki are beautiful thriving Metropolises. But why? What happened in these disasters that have led to such different outcomes all these years later? The engineer in me just had to figure this out, so I got digging. Let's Figure this out together!
💥 The first atomic bomb, Little Boy, was unleashed at 8:15 a.m., decimating the city of Hiroshima and immediately claiming nearly 880,000 lives.
🔥 The magnitude of the explosion and fires at Chernobyl is much worse than the atomic bomb, making it the worst nuclear disaster.
🌳 The trees exposed to the radiation died and turned a Ginger Brown, earning the nickname the Red Forest, showing the long-lasting impact of the disaster.
💥 Nuclear fission can cause a dreaded chain reaction, but in power plants, the reaction is wanted to be slow and controlled.
💥 Different detonation heights of a warhead lead to four very different outcomes, including maximizing destruction and minimizing radioactive fallout.
💥 The Chernobyl explosion spat out highly radioactive nuclear reactor core chunks and produced tons of radioactive smoke, causing widespread contamination.
💥 The implosion-type mechanism used in Fat Man proved to be way more efficient than the gun-type mechanism used in Little Boy, yielding 40% more explosive power with only a tenth of the amount of fuel.
☢️ Chernobyl had 29,000 times more nuclear fuel than the atomic bomb, despite being 100 times less powerful, leading to the conclusion that it wasn't actually a nuclear explosion.
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