Re:The Energy Cost of Electric and Human-Powered Bicycles (2...
by seanwilson on Sunday June 30, 2019 @04:03PM
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> People eat a lot and exercise to lose weight. They don’t eat to only replenish expended energy. They over consume then often compensate with exercise. So a particular rider might eat more or might eat the same regardless of whether they pedaled or they used electric power.
Some diets aren't as efficient as others though. Feeding corn to cows then eating the cow meat is going to be vastly less efficient than eating the corn directly for example.
Re:The Energy Cost of Electric and Human-Powered Bicycles (2...
by JetSpiegel on Monday July 01, 2019 @12:38PM
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Well, a steak has more energy density than corn. Plus, it has nutrients that simple corn doesn't have.
People eat a lot and exercise to lose weight. They don’t eat to only replenish expended energy. They over consume then often compensate with exercise. So a particular rider might eat more or might eat the same regardless of whether they pedaled or they used electric power.