If you’re going camping with a solar battery and an electric kettle, you absolutely need to know a ballpark of how much energy it takes to boil a cup (250ml) of water, or you won’t get your morning coffee.
It’s also important information if you’re living off grid, running a desalination plant, sending a mission to Mars, operating a nuclear reactor, building a jacuzzi, or studying the mantis shrimp.
You’ve got to almost admire the “well I don’t do anything that requires precision or collaborating with others, so eyeballing my own body parts should be fine for everyone” attitude there…
If you’re going camping with a solar battery and an electric kettle, you absolutely need to know a ballpark of how much energy it takes to boil a cup (250ml) of water, or you won’t get your morning coffee.
It’s also important information if you’re living off grid, running a desalination plant, sending a mission to Mars, operating a nuclear reactor, building a jacuzzi, or studying the mantis shrimp.
You’ve got to almost admire the “well I don’t do anything that requires precision or collaborating with others, so eyeballing my own body parts should be fine for everyone” attitude there…