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Conclusion: to solve all our energy problems, we just need a sufficiently large compost pile.
by FabHK 5y ago
Conclusion: to solve all our energy problems, we just need a sufficiently large compost pile.
- Loughla 5y agoI mean, yeah. But at some point the pile will become large enough to collapse in on itself from gravity and start fusion, I would imagine. So, according to Cornell[don't know how to do a citation], "1,000 BTU per hour per ton" is a good heat capture rate from manure compost. Then, according to something called 'alternative energy geek' "the earth receives 82 million quads of Btu energy from the sun each year. A "quad" is one quadrillion British Thermal Units (BTUs) of energy." So, to recreate that, we would need. Um. One massive shitload of compost to recreate that. Citations: https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2012/10/compost-power/ https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2012/10/compost-power/ http://www.alternative-energy-geek.com/solar-energy-per-square-foot.shtml http://www.alternative-energy-geek.com/solar-energy-per-squa...