Effective heat protection for computers with coins

A Japanese guy has come up with a unique way to cool laptops using coins.

We all feel frustrated and annoyed when our laptops get hot, especially when we have to work continuously or watch long movies. But luckily, a Twitter user in Japan has come up with a very cool and easy way to solve this problem, which is to put coins on the computer and the temperature of the machine will slowly decrease.

In 2012, a Japanese IT media site reported that Macbook Pros with Retina Display technology can get hotter when they are working at full capacity. Using thermodynamic scanning, they found that the heat is concentrated towards the back of the computer. Perhaps we can feel this when using it.

Temperature chart.

Based on this information, a Japanese Twitter user with the nickname akinori_suzuki came up with the idea of ​​stacking 10 yen coins, which are made mostly of copper, on his computer. Copper is a better conductor of heat than aluminum or plastic, which most laptops are made of. According to the principle of thermodynamics, as long as the copper coins are cooler than the computer, they will absorb the heat without causing any problems for the computer's central processing unit.

We can see the tweet below (in Japanese) and image by akinori_suzuki:

Copper is a better conductor of heat than aluminum, so it will conduct heat away. (Source: Akinori_suzuki/Twitter).

Roughly translated, this tweet reads: "If anyone is having problems with their Macbook Pro where the computer temperature is too high and shows no signs of cooling down, use some 10 yen coins. The copper in these coins is a better conductor of heat than the aluminum in the computer, so it will conduct the heat away."

With the trend on social networks, many Twitter users have caught up with this idea, they share images of doing it with computers like akinori_suzuki's way. Social network enthusiasts also apply it to desktop computers.

Social media enthusiasts even use it on desktops. (Source: Keigo Nitadori/Twitter).

It should be noted that this is an idea that originated on the internet and has not been tested. It is a good experiment but does not guarantee its effectiveness for all users. However, the reaction from the computer enthusiast community on social networks shows that it is very successful.

For those who are sad that they don’t live in Japan, the land of copper coins, don’t worry. In Australia, each penny contains more than 50% copper, and in the UK, pennies are made mostly of metal. But bad news for computer enthusiasts in the US, since 1981, pennies have been produced with no more than 2.5% copper, but mostly zinc (a metal that conducts heat less well than aluminum). So it can’t be used to cool down a laptop or desktop.

This is an easy and useful idea that you can definitely try at home. So give it a try and share your pictures.

According to khoahoc.tv