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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 天前Oh, I have no clue about the exact temperatures, only that they used boiling water for similar functions, so it seemed intuitive to use it as a comparison.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 天前One of the benefits of sand over water is the same as the benefit of boiling oil: it can get considerably hotter than water’s 100⁰C
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 天前Ah ok. I guess I’ll have to find the optimal temperature for the hot sand some other way, you know just in case (for minecraft of course).
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 天前“A man’s home should be his castle.” - Someone planning on dumping red-hot sand on top of uninvited guests
Oh, I have no clue about the exact temperatures, only that they used boiling water for similar functions, so it seemed intuitive to use it as a comparison.
One of the benefits of sand over water is the same as the benefit of boiling oil: it can get considerably hotter than water’s 100⁰C
Ah ok. I guess I’ll have to find the optimal temperature for the hot sand some other way, you know just in case (for minecraft of course).
“A man’s home should be his castle.” - Someone planning on dumping red-hot sand on top of uninvited guests