Post #2005668
2026-05-03 10:44 UTC
That’s unbelievably inefficient. A liter of gasoline is like 30MJ, should power a laptop drawing 30W for over a week.
Maybe it would be better with a fuel cell.
Replies (4)
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@fascicle@leminal.space 2026-05-03 12:46
I don’t think that little generator cares if anything is drawing power, it will just output what it outputs full time
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@I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 2026-05-03 13:36
One of my friends is homeless, living out of his RV. Rather than going to the library or some other third space to charge his phone, he runs his generator. Then complains about running out of gas.
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@Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-05 00:47
It’s AI bullshit anyway
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@WesternInfidels@feddit.online 2026-05-03 18:25
30W is 0.04 HP. That engine is just way, way bigger than you'd use if you were designing something like this from scratch, I think. Like putting a truck engine in a go kart, and being surprised that uses a lot of gas.