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But chess is not a sport. Think about it, how many calories do I burn sitting in a chair and moving my hands occasionally?! And no, the brain consumes mostly s
by xkcd1963 4y ago
But chess is not a sport. Think about it, how many calories do I burn sitting in a chair and moving my hands occasionally?!
And no, the brain consumes mostly sugars.
- Swizec 4y agoInterestingly, grandmasters burn ridiculous energy during tournaments. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/22/chess-grandmasters-lose-weight-burn-calories-during-games.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/22/chess-grandmasters-lose-weig...
- xkcd1963 4y agoHm, interesting. But doing sports do all kind of things to muscles. And physiology wise men have more muscles. But intelligence is the same for men and women. EDIT: They don't cite any papers though