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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. |
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... |
Specific gravity of fat is ~0.917, so only 7.3 lbs per gallon.
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How much of that fat is stuck between your ears?
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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.
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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. |
Good new: You're not too fat for this sport, you just have a high-capacity gas tank.
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Originally Posted by mmmdonuts
(Post 12800821)
How much of that fat is stuck between your ears?
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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. |
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. 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. |
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?
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The most prudent time to say, "TGIF"!
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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. |
Holy crap! I am going to be riding for a long, long time.
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