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> At age 30 the total energy use of the brain sums up to about 5000 Wh, That doesn't sound right... 30 years * 20 Watts = 1.9E10 Joules = 5300 kWh.
by londons_explore 2y ago
> At age 30 the total energy use of the brain sums up to about 5000 Wh,
That doesn't sound right... 30 years * 20 Watts = 1.9E10 Joules = 5300 kWh.
- cynusx 2y agoWhere did you get the 20 Watt from? My number is based on calorie usage
- cynusx 2y agooh ok, I used 400 calories/day and not 400 kcal/day. Yea, then the numbers are off by 1000
- 1992spacemovie 2y agoI respect that you replied to the comment and owned your math error :) The rest of your comment is an interesting observation. Never thought about it starting out at the cal level.