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Google Cools Data Center With Bathroom Water

Posted by samzenpus on from the flushing-cool dept.

judgecorp writes "Google is cooling its data center in Douglas County, Georgia, using 'recycled' water that has been through the bathtubs and toilets of the surrounding community. So called 'grey' water is perfectly adequate for the data center's cooling system which relies on evaporation (the wet T-shirt effect), says Google."

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  1. water from a toilet... by bman08 · · Score: 5, Funny

    does not have the electrolytes data centers crave.

    1. Re:water from a toilet... by mwvdlee · · Score: 5, Funny

      They're... what data centers crave!

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    2. Re:water from a toilet... by pinfall · · Score: 5, Funny

      This week's Google Doodoo was submitted by Charles Breckinridge on Lorimer Street. Notice the raspberry seeds!

  2. The wet t-shirt effect? by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 4, Funny

    I...I am not even sure what say to that...

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    1. Re:The wet t-shirt effect? by vlm · · Score: 4, Funny

      I...I am not even sure what say to that...

      Strange but true: If you use water blocks to cool a server, the cdrom eject button pokes out an extra 1/4 inch due to the cooling effect. Of course I haven't seen a new rackmount box with an internal cdrom in some years, so I guess this only applies to racks that are sagging with age (ugh)

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    2. Re:The wet t-shirt effect? by arth1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's the juxtaposition of "water that has been through the bathrooms and toilets" and "wet T-shirt" that gives me a mental image I didn't need.

      And yes, I'm sure there's a rule 34 for that too, and I do not want to know.

    3. Re:The wet t-shirt effect? by yourpusher · · Score: 5, Funny

      I...I am not even sure what say to that...

      "Show us your bits!"

    4. Re:The wet t-shirt effect? by SleazyRidr · · Score: 4, Funny

      2 girls 1 datacentre?

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  3. Well, that explains crappy search results. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    (rimshot)

  4. Re:Shit by ThePromenader · · Score: 4, Funny

    Answer: They filtered to MSql databases.

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  5. Wet T-shirt effect by Sarten-X · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently evaporation is the tendency for young women on spring break to get drunk and engage in civil disobedience of public indecency laws. Somehow, this is related to cooling.

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  6. Meh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    What a shitty system.

  7. Star Trek by maroberts · · Score: 4, Funny

    Kirk: The cooling system to the warp drive is down again Scotty. How soon can you fix it?
    Scotty: Ach Jim, I'm a warp drive engineer, not a plumber....

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  8. All together now.. by RenHoek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pooping in the sink,
    pooping in the sink,
    I'm clogging up their coolers
    'cause I'm pooping in the sink!

  9. Party time by halfkoreanamerican · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Google has just won first place in a wet t-shirt contest" was all I read. I don't think that was even written anywhere.

  10. Re:I Pee... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I cool my servers with the frost piss

  11. It's fine... by Certhas · · Score: 4, Funny

    until the shit hits the fan...

  12. Job opprotunity! by Gription · · Score: 3, Funny

    Facts don't matter. It's the feeling that matters.

    I think you are perfect for a career opportunity with the TSA!!!