Comments on: The Energy Efficiency of Life http://www.anthonares.net/2008/03/the-energy-efficiency-of-life.html Chronicling and Commenting on Human Progress Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Kyle http://www.anthonares.net/2008/03/the-energy-efficiency-of-life.html#comment-36609 Kyle Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:07:25 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2008/03/the-energy-efficiency-of-life.html#comment-36609 I was thinking about this the other day and came to a slightly different conclusion. At 2.5kWH the energy density of my food seems pretty low. It costs me about 3 dollars to eat 2000 Calories whereas it costs only 25 cents for the same amount of electricity. I'd be better off if I could eat coal. It has an energy density of 6.6kWH/kg. I would only have to eat 380 grams of coal a day to meet my energy requirements. That's way better than the few pounds of food I have to eat. I was thinking about this the other day and came to a slightly different conclusion. At 2.5kWH the energy density of my food seems pretty low. It costs me about 3 dollars to eat 2000 Calories whereas it costs only 25 cents for the same amount of electricity.

I’d be better off if I could eat coal. It has an energy density of 6.6kWH/kg. I would only have to eat 380 grams of coal a day to meet my energy requirements. That’s way better than the few pounds of food I have to eat.

]]> By: Anthony Kendall http://www.anthonares.net/2008/03/the-energy-efficiency-of-life.html#comment-36543 Anthony Kendall Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:47:18 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2008/03/the-energy-efficiency-of-life.html#comment-36543 Gray, Thanks for your comment. For the last couple of years, updating this blog just hasn't been a high enough priority for me. Who knows, that may change someday. As to your question, nope, must be a coincidence there. Also, the spelling isn't quite the same, my last name is "Kendall". Gray,
Thanks for your comment. For the last couple of years, updating this blog just hasn’t been a high enough priority for me. Who knows, that may change someday.

As to your question, nope, must be a coincidence there. Also, the spelling isn’t quite the same, my last name is “Kendall”.

]]> By: Gray Stockton http://www.anthonares.net/2008/03/the-energy-efficiency-of-life.html#comment-36542 Gray Stockton Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:32:56 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2008/03/the-energy-efficiency-of-life.html#comment-36542 That is a very interesting point, it is interesting how our machines and devices, far less complex than the human body, takes more energy to accomplish much less. In a theoretical way, we are the ultimate "green machine". You should update this blog more often, I think that you have a great many interesting ideas. And Are you wife to Marlene Kandall who teaches at Drake High School? If so I am currently a student of her's, the only reasons that I think it could be is she has talked about her little daughter, and she has your last name. Best of luck! That is a very interesting point, it is interesting how our machines and devices, far less complex than the human body, takes more energy to accomplish much less. In a theoretical way, we are the ultimate “green machine”. You should update this blog more often, I think that you have a great many interesting ideas.

And Are you wife to Marlene Kandall who teaches at Drake High School? If so I am currently a student of her’s, the only reasons that I think it could be is she has talked about her little daughter, and she has your last name.

Best of luck!

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