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Explain Like I'm Five · by Narin Chai · 2026-10-13

How does a heat pump heat a house when it's freezing outside?

feels like it breaks physics. it moves heat rather than making it, right? but where does the heat come from at -5

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Ethan Brooks · 12 likes

my answer changes every year tbh

Diego García · 10 likes

fair point, hadnt considered that

Cozy Rider · 0 likes

yeah i disagree but i see where youre coming from

Rohan Mehta · 8 likes

for me its definately the simple stuff

Priya Nair · 5 likes

ngl ha, this is so relatable

Liam Wilson · 2 likes

this took me way longer to figure out than id like to admit