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AustinDev 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: AI uses less water than the public thinks

Where does your gasoline come from? Most of that usage is for the massive Exxon/etc facilities we have in Houston/Galveston to refine most of the fuel the entire nation uses.

wat10000 3 months ago [–]

Interesting! What do refineries use so much water for? I had no idea.

christina97 3 months ago | [–]

By and large cooling, just like a data center.

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