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bulksalty t1_iufzxoz wrote

Reply to comment by thewaynegibbons in ELI5 Why are airport ceiling so high? by TrShry

Basically all the calories you take in are burned as heat (you get a small amount of work, but the vast majority are heat lost). If you're eating 2000 calories/day and not adding to your fat reserves, you're almost certainly releasing at least 1960 calories/day as heat.

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[deleted] t1_iug7v7m wrote

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skepdoc t1_iugkft4 wrote

I have it on good authority that the human body generates more bioelectricity than a 120-volt battery and over 25,000 BTUs of body heat.

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Coompa t1_iuhb5zv wrote

Im dimmer than that I think.

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urzu_seven t1_iugbghj wrote

Dang it, now I want to walk around with a lightbulb that is powered by me all day...

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