filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoLas Vegas' dystopia-sphere, powered by 150 Nvidia GPUs and drawing up to 28,000,000 watts, is both a testament to the hubris of humanity and an admittedly impressive technical feat | PC Gamerwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square403fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkLas Vegas' dystopia-sphere, powered by 150 Nvidia GPUs and drawing up to 28,000,000 watts, is both a testament to the hubris of humanity and an admittedly impressive technical feat | PC Gamerwww.pcgamer.comfilister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square403fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIts one of the smaller atrocities in Vegas, particularly when compared to the Bellagio Fountain or the food waste generated by all those casino dining halls.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe fountains aren’t quite as wasteful as they seem. They use a lot of water compared to a house, but way less than some car washes.
minus-squareCompostMaterial@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoPlus it is recycled. They would only replace what is lost due to evaporation or after a drain and cleaning.
minus-squareCorgana@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoI looked it up (because the air is very dry in Nevada) and about 32,000 gallons of water per day are evaporated at the Bellagio fountains. Source: The Las Vegas Sun
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoA car wash uses 80 gallons per car. The car wash by my office probably washes a thousand cars a day.
minus-squareUsernameblankface@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoCar washes recycle water, too.
Its one of the smaller atrocities in Vegas, particularly when compared to the Bellagio Fountain or the food waste generated by all those casino dining halls.
The fountains aren’t quite as wasteful as they seem. They use a lot of water compared to a house, but way less than some car washes.
Plus it is recycled. They would only replace what is lost due to evaporation or after a drain and cleaning.
I looked it up (because the air is very dry in Nevada) and about 32,000 gallons of water per day are evaporated at the Bellagio fountains.
Source: The Las Vegas Sun
A car wash uses 80 gallons per car. The car wash by my office probably washes a thousand cars a day.
Car washes recycle water, too.