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>So in theory you could have a ridiculous computer that runs 1000GW of power through it without heating up.

That doesn't make sense. Power has to be consumed by something. All energy ends up as heat, so if the computer isn't heating up then the power consumption is 0W, not 1000GW.

>Or a flying car.

A flying car with superconducting motors would still have to expend the energy to stay aloft by pushing air downwards. Even without thermal losses to electrical resistance, you'd still have losses to friction from the moving components.



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