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This is a pretty fun idea to think about. Does the energy from the animal that walks on the wood cost the animal extra energy or does the energy come from the e
by syntaxing 6y ago
This is a pretty fun idea to think about. Does the energy from the animal that walks on the wood cost the animal extra energy or does the energy come from the efficiency loss from walking (whatever that means?)?
- jayd16 6y agoPresumably the energy that would normally go into deforming the wood is converted to electricity. The wood would spring back less or be less warm or make less sound, etc.
- iaw 6y agoIt's also possible that the wood deforms more requiring the walker to expend more energy. I think it's an interesting thought experiment. How would we measure it?
- CompelTechnic 6y agowork= energy = force x distance (integrated if force is variable). Stick a load cell on a linear slide, measure accordingly.
- jayd16 6y agoDrop a ball, slow-mo camera to measure bounce, mic to measure sound, infrared to measure heat....BUT the energy amounts were talking about are very small.
- xxs 6y ago>cost the animal extra energy short version: yes