11. What is "energy efficiency" and how efficient is the human body?

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Beatrice Fitzpatrick

17 August, 09:32

11. What is "energy efficiency" and how efficient is the human body?

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Rashad Lopez · Answer 1

Rashad Lopez 17 August, 10:13

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Chelsea Rubio · Answer 2

our bodies are not 100% efficient at converting food energy into mechanical output. But at about 25% efficiency, we're surprisingly good considering that most cars are around 20%, and that an Iowa cornfield is only about 1.5% efficient at converting incoming sunlight into chemical storage.

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our bodies are not 100% efficient at converting food energy into mechanical output. But at about 25% efficiency, we're surprisingly good considering that most cars are around 20%, and that an Iowa cornfield is only about 1.5% efficient at converting incoming sunlight into chemical storage.