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Kind of Blued 06-17-11 04:39 AM

700 MPG (of fat)
 
I do realize this is silly, nevertheless, humor me and pretend carbs don't exist for a minute, and that ounces/fluid ounces are the same thing.

There are 3,500 calories of fat in a pound (16 ounces).
There are 128 ounces in a gallon, and eight "pounds" in a gallon.
There are 28,000 calories in a "gallon of fat".
Assuming a (hardly agreed upon) expenditure of 40 calories per mile:

28,000 / 40 = 700 MPG

Tell your fat friends.

ahsposo 06-17-11 06:44 AM

Uh, tell them what?

"Man, did you know you got enough fat to go from here to Mars!"

That will get me a big bequest in their will I'm sure...

Phantoj 06-17-11 07:17 AM

Specific gravity of fat is ~0.917, so only 7.3 lbs per gallon.

mmmdonuts 06-17-11 07:21 AM

How much of that fat is stuck between your ears?

K&K_Dad 06-17-11 07:28 AM

I have no fat friends. Hell, I have no friends. Thanks now am I not only skinny but I'm depressed as well. Guess I'll eat a cookie or something.

saratoga 06-17-11 10:14 AM

Gasoline contains around 114,000 btu/gal. According to google, that converts to 28 million calories.

28 million / 3500 (calories in a pound of fat) = a lot of pounds of fat.

Kind of Blued 06-17-11 10:37 AM

Good new: You're not too fat for this sport, you just have a high-capacity gas tank.

Kind of Blued 06-17-11 10:39 AM


Originally Posted by mmmdonuts (Post 12800821)
How much of that fat is stuck between your ears?

Approximately 135g of fat in the brain, but I'm trying to burn that off ASAP.

Seattle Forrest 06-17-11 10:48 AM

How does the energy efficiency of a human engine compare in Golden vs on the way to Leadville?


Originally Posted by Kind of Blued (Post 12800350)
I do realize this is silly, nevertheless, humor me and pretend carbs don't exist for a minute, and that ounces/fluid ounces are the same thing.

There are 3,500 calories of fat in a pound (16 ounces).
There are 128 ounces in a gallon, and eight "pounds" in a gallon.
There are 28,000 calories in a "gallon of fat".
Assuming a (hardly agreed upon) expenditure of 40 calories per mile:

28,000 / 40 = 700 MPG

Tell your fat friends.


Pedaleur 06-17-11 11:02 AM


Originally Posted by saratoga (Post 12801758)
Gasoline contains around 114,000 btu/gal. According to google, that converts to 28 million calories.

28 million / 3500 (calories in a pound of fat) = a lot of pounds of fat.

A 'calorie' of fat is actually a kilocalorie of energy. You're off by a factor of a thousand.

Edit: you also forgot to convert gallons of gas to pounds. In fact, the energy content of gasoline is right around the same for fat.

Kind of Blued 06-17-11 01:33 PM


Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest (Post 12801954)
How does the energy efficiency of a human engine compare in Golden vs on the way to Leadville?

Not sure, but it's nice to know when I'm about out I can coast home in neutral.

mpath 06-17-11 01:54 PM

The most prudent time to say, "TGIF"!

hhnngg1 06-17-11 04:54 PM


Originally Posted by Pedaleur (Post 12802019)
A 'calorie' of fat is actually a kilocalorie of energy. You're off by a factor of a thousand.

Edit: you also forgot to convert gallons of gas to pounds. In fact, the energy content of gasoline is right around the same for fat.

Yup

ls01 06-17-11 09:22 PM

Holy crap! I am going to be riding for a long, long time.


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