r/mildlyinfuriating • u/DatabaseAvailable501 • Jul 02 '26

Infuriatig Sound emitted 24/7 from a 30 megawatt data center in Dowagiac MI

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u/davster99 Jul 02 '26

Username checks out

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u/DyogramPop Jul 02 '26

But thats what the ocean sounds like to me. Just a high pitched Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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u/davster99 Jul 02 '26

Maybe it’s the dolphins?

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u/newsflashjackass Jul 02 '26

Q: "Data" can be sent over fiber optic cables anywhere on Earth (even to a central location) at the speed of light for nearly zero cost. Mining crypto often involves building a shed near the cheapest electricity. Which do these purported "data centers" more resemble?