We are average efficient. Human body, as most heat engines be it car,
aircraft or a muscle of man or insect, is about 20 % efficient while working
at the "rated" capacity.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ziser, Jesse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: 08 Feb 06, Wednesday 20:44
Subject: [USMA:40387] Re: W & J
That data left out something I think is a cool metric factoid: a healthy
adult human energy intake
is around 100 watts average. That just blows my mind. To use no more
average power than a light
bulb, we must be phenomenally efficient. Ain't nature cool?
--- Stan Jakuba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I came across data from Scientific American mag. that ad light to the
distinction in measuring
power and energy by showing when to resort to one or the other.
Stan J.
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