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Everything must be a subscription service (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 51 points 5 months ago (2 children)

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%28specific+heat+of+water%2912.8K%281+gallon+*+water+density%29

200kjoules of heat must be removed from a gallon of water to cool from 55F to 32F (out of the ground down to pleasant drinking temperature).

Assuming a COP of 2 for your compressor (conservative), that's 100kjoules or 1/36 of a kWh.

High price for a kWh of electricity is $0.25 in the US. So for your $2 subscription, you can pay for 8kWh per month or enough to cool 288 gallons of water or roughly 9 gallons per day. More than anybody would rightly use.

What a fucking ripoff.

[–] TheDezzick@lemm.ee 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention that, in a place like a public park, 55F water is totally fine. It isn't the coolest most refreshing drink of all time but it's damn good from a public fountain on a 90F day.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

I drink to hydrate anyway. The thing that’s satisfying to me is liquid going in. The temperature’s nice if it’s cool but if it’s cold I can’t drink the water fast.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You’re also paying for the installation of a refrigeration system right at the point where you want water.

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Sure, but if everyone drinks a half gallon a day (still a lot for a normal person), that’s still 95% revenue which will absorb the installation cost quickly, and maintenance is minuscule on something like this.

Not to mention that since its subscription based, a broken dispenser is actually more profitable in the short term.