PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to News@lemmy.world · 1 年前Tesla headquarters spills gallons of lime-green liquid into Bay Area streetwww.sfgate.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down15
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkTesla headquarters spills gallons of lime-green liquid into Bay Area streetwww.sfgate.comPhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to News@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square60linkfedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 年前That’s what I thought, but Tesla is claiming that it was coolant.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 年前They’re cleaning agents individually; I can’t speak to what they are when combined.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 年前Looks like they are also a cleaning product when combined. https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/10/04/lye-soap-recipes-and-warnings/ But of course that doesn’t necessarily mean it can’t also be used as a coolant. From what I understand, neutrino detectors involve what is essentially a swimming pool full of dish soap.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前That’s why Teslas are expensive and shitty. They’re diverting effort and funds to neutrino detection.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Presumably they were cleaning the coolant lines, same as flushing a vehicle radiator
Borax and lye are both cleaning agents.
That’s what I thought, but Tesla is claiming that it was coolant.
They’re cleaning agents individually; I can’t speak to what they are when combined.
Looks like they are also a cleaning product when combined.
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/10/04/lye-soap-recipes-and-warnings/
But of course that doesn’t necessarily mean it can’t also be used as a coolant.
From what I understand, neutrino detectors involve what is essentially a swimming pool full of dish soap.
That’s why Teslas are expensive and shitty. They’re diverting effort and funds to neutrino detection.
Presumably they were cleaning the coolant lines, same as flushing a vehicle radiator