If you want to prompt ChatGPT 40 times, you can just stop your shower 1 second early. [...]
Notably, Andy's calculations here are all based on the widely circulated higher-end estimate that each ChatGPT prompt uses 3 Wh of energy.
So, 1s of shower is supposed to be 40*3Wh, or 120Wh? That's, what, a 432000W heater? I'm not running a small nuclear power plant to shower in the morning.
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sneezycat@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 1y
So, 1s of shower is supposed to be 40*3Wh, or 120Wh? That's, what, a 432000W heater? I'm not running a small nuclear power plant to shower in the morning.
cx40@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y
1s * (126g/s) * (4.184J/(gC)) * (37C - T) = 524J/C * (37C - T)
120Wh = 432000J
T = -787C
So I guess the math checks out if your city's water supply temperature is way below absolute zero.
Scratch that, let's assume the water actually flows, so T=0C. What water throughout do we need to achieve this level of power consumption?
1s * (X g/s) * (4.184J/(gC)) * (37C) = 432000J
X = 2791g/s = 44gpm
You would have to be showering with 17 showerheads simultaneously using showerheads that are rated at the highest legal flow rates in the US (2.5gpm).
stevestevesteve@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
What, you don't shower with 800C steam?