Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration - Gizmodo Comments

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

ecogreen — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:03:15 EDT

Great idea! Especially considering the new mobile Data Center trend using ISBU modules (shipping containers).

The ISBU Association reports that Sun Micro, RACK, Verari, Microsoft, even Dell and IBM are making mobile Data Centers using shipping containers. Just add a swimming pool to each mobile data center huh?

ecogreen

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

Palestina — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:02:30 EDT

rofl @ that pic

Palestina

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

Joseph — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:49:42 EDT

The pool is warm cuz the water is yellow.

Joseph

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

scotth0 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:58:06 EDT

That's a lot of alliteration ...

scotth0

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

Arvin Bautista — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:39:33 EDT

Let's keep figuring out this heat transfer thing! Like didn't someone develop a way to keep my coffee mug warm from the heat off my processor?

Arvin Bautista

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

uberfu — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:25:24 EDT

So with all the "global warming" going on - how does melting the ice in an icy place help?

uberfu

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

wired203 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:21:51 EDT

So a DDoS attack and you got cooked sweedes? mmmm cooked sweedes nomnomnomnom

wired203

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

adf32 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:20:52 EDT

A little Detail: The Mont Blanc is not in the swiss alps, but on the border between France and Italy, in the french alps. [en.wikipedia.org]

adf32

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

SigmundTheSeaMonster — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:49:25 EDT

Meh. I heat my house downloading Euro Porn!

SigmundTheSeaMonster

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

macorange — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:45:24 EDT

Now all they need is the Swedish Chef to cook 'em...(yes, I know the Swedish Chef is not Swiss...)

"Gersh gurndy morn-dee burn-dee, burn-dee, flip-flip-flip-flip-flip-flip-flip-flip-flip."

macorange

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

Monty — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:42:13 EDT

Genius! All I need is a pool. And an engineer to figure out how to do it. Of course, a server room would help, too. But, other than that -- I should have this set up in no time.

Monty

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

Papsky — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:09:30 EDT

@People Paula: or by the time spent downloading pron

Papsky

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

Way — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:38:36 EDT

Source: "The computers in the Uitikon centre will throw off enough heat to warm as many as 80 houses."

A more engaging process, but I see this happening soon enough. Maybe start small with an apartment building or something similar. Nonetheless, it's a great idea to recycle that hot air.

Way

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

NoStyle — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:35:23 EDT

Swiss obsession with soaking in hot water? From what I have heard, the hot water breaks their plastic capsules open and they absorb the water and expand into strange creatures.

NoStyle

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

adf32 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:25:22 EDT

A little Detail: The Mont Blanc is not in the swiss alps, but on the border between france and italy, in the french alps. [en.wikipedia.org]

adf32

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

People Paula — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:41:51 EDT

Ah, if only I could power the world with the time I spend on YouTube.....

People Paula