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xkcd #3099: Neighbor-Source Heat Pump

Title text:

The installation of the pipes on the inside of the insulation can be challenging, especially when the neighbor could come home at any minute.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3099/

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[–] 843563115848@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago

Fantastic! The actual perpetual motion machine has finally been found. And all this time, I thought it would need magnets, which are also magical. But I guess all those motors in the heat pumps use magnets too.