Las 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
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The Las Vegas Sphere might have an impressive spec sheet, but its energy demands are almost as staggering.
  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    5 months ago

    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.

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      5 months ago

      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.

      • CompostMaterial@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        5 months ago

        Plus it is recycled. They would only replace what is lost due to evaporation or after a drain and cleaning.