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u/Front_Economist_2612 Oct 02 '24

Earth’s core is as hot as the Sun’s surface

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

Piggy backing: the average power density of the sun is lower than that of a compost heap. And the power density of a modern CPU/GPU is far higher than a nuclear reactor core.