Ribbythinks

Ribbythinks t1_jd37grg wrote

Reply to ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them? by Elena_Edie

If you like using one of these tools outside of work, you may do the following:

  1. Be more likely to apply for jobs that list them as tools

  2. Be more likely to advocate for the use of them at your workplace

Both of these scenarios eventually lead to a sales person getting a meeting with a decision maker

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Ribbythinks t1_j68ycug wrote

Reply to ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch

Heat produced from electrical current (see: Amperature) is what causes tissue damage in organisms. It’s much more effective to use electrical energy create temperatures that are unfavourable than it is zap bacteria.

On another note, the US Army Corp uses electrical current in bodies of water to create invisible barriers for invasive species:

https://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works-Projects/ANS-Portal/Barrier/

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