Posted on 02/13/2026 12:01:45 PM PST by SmokingJoe
Elon Musk revealed the future of quantum computing will be on the Moon's permanently shadowed craters
Quantum computing need extreme cold and near-perfect isolation to work
The Moon’s permanently shadowed craters offer exactly that
- Temperatures stay below −200°C, keeping qubits stable without massive Earth-based cooling systems
- No atmosphere, no weather, no day–night cycles. Hardware stays in a steady, undisturbed state
- No air, no vibrations, no human electromagnetic noise - meaning quantum information survives longer with fewer errors
The Moon is not just for exploration It is actually a perfect home for the future of computing
(Excerpt) Read more at x.com ...
You didn’t correct anything. You just threw a lot of smoke, which is your M.O.
“You didn’t correct anything. You just threw a lot of smoke, which is your M.O.”
Here are my first two posts to you:
Without our atmosphere to insulate us from the vacuum of space. Earth’s surface would be frozen solid..
Quantum computing produces little heat compared to conventional computing.
All your remarks indicate as that you know nothing about thermodynamics.
But your level of knowledge is insufficient to realize that.
“The cryocooler on the James Webb Space Telescope needs around 300 watts of power to lift 55 mW of heat from 6.2K to a hot side temperature of around 300 K, which is about 80° F.”
I see you did some reading but the above statement shows you didn’t understand what you read.
“All your remarks indicate as that you know nothing about thermodynamics.”
LOL! You have never challenged any of my facts ...
“At 6000 K, you can lose quite a lot of heat to the vacuum”
You can’t lose any heat to a vacuum.
I'll just let that one lie there.
“Pulling one watt of thermal energy from quantum computing temperatures up to room temperature takes almost 3kW of power, with 100% mechanical efficiency. Actual practical cryocoolers are much less efficient than that, from 1 to 5%.
That means that it will take something on the order of 150kW of electrical power to remove one watt of thermal energy from a quantum computer
But what do I know.”
You misunderstand. On the moon room temperature VERY VERY VERY VERY cold.
“I’ll just let that one lie there.”
Because you don’t understand thermodynamics.
“Lifting the same amount of heat”
You don’t “lift” heat.
You transfer energy. Heat is a measure of the energy tranferred.
Keep diggin’ bro.
“Keep diggin’ bro.”
Just correcting your errors.
Right. You're actually funny, you know that?
“That all generates more heat.”
Which is of no concern since it would be removed by passive cooling.
“Right. You’re actually funny, you know that?”
I notice that with the many corrections I have made, you have refuted exactly zero.
“Of course, that 150 kW has to be generated, stored, converted from one form to another, etc”
Set up a few solar cells up on the ridge.
In the words of a famous MIT professor, your "corrections" are "not even wrong."
“In the words of a famous MIT professor, your “corrections” are “not even wrong.””
My corrections go unrefuted.
Just like those of Professor Irwin Corey.
“Just like those of Professor Irwin Corey.”
If you truly believed you were correct, you would defend your statements and not be making silly comments.
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