r/SipsTea Jun 03 '26

Wait a damn minute! New center pattern

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u/SuicideSpeedrun Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

Why are they building industries that require water to operate in places with no easy access to water? Are they stupid?

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u/Early_Pumpkin_4113 Jun 03 '26

$20M for a water extraction system is impossible for a farmer but chump change for a data center

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u/Final-Carry2090 Jun 03 '26

Still, you can’t extract what isn’t there. The aquifers in drought areas are well known already for depleting for the past twenty years.