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[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Resistive heating is 100% efficient at turning electrical energy into heat

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Unless it gets coated in salt...

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Rock salt will act as a thermal barrier, sure you may be able to turn the electricity into heat but transfering that heat is another story

What happens when you distill salt water? It leaves behind rock salts...