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Re:When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go? by revelation on Monday November 27, 2017 @12:41PM (#15789218)
Locomotion is incredibly inefficient, even by engineering standards.

An average human exercising is about 22% efficient, that's worse than some ICEs. An electrical engine is >80%.

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Re:When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go? by makapuf on Monday November 27, 2017 @01:05PM (#15789476)
Electricity is not a source of energy so you have to factor in the efficiency of its production.
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Re:When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go? by revelation on Monday November 27, 2017 @02:43PM (#15790495)
Why would I do that, I didn't for the human? What's the efficiency in creating cow meat, .1%?
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Re:When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go? by makapuf on Monday November 27, 2017 @03:44PM (#15791127)
Mkay so to compare start from the same form, vegetal by example. Or sun.
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