E = MC squared --- 1 pound of gasoline = 1 pound of water

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E = MC squared

The energy output of 1 pound of gasoline is equal to:

  • 1 pound of water
  • 1 pound of salt
  • 1 pound of water
  • 1 pound of pepper
  • 1 pound of paper
  • 1 pound of cement
  • 1 pound of aluminum
  • 1 pound of jet fuel
  • etc
  • etc

Is the above correct?
 
Oh sorry, over my head. I can’t imagine 1 pound lettuce has the same energy as 1 pound of gasoline but maybe @Spooz Top 2 can come on this thread too and tell me what an idiot I am.
 
algofy said:
Oh sorry, over my head. I can’t imagine 1 pound lettuce has the same energy as 1 pound of gasoline but maybe @Spooz Top 2 can come on this thread too and tell me what an idiot I am.
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There is chemical energy you get when you burn food or gasoline, the chemical reactions release energy.
A pound of gas has way more chemical energy than a pound of lettuce.

But the nuclear mass-energy of both is the same.
 
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southall said:
But the nuclear mass-energy of both is the same.
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Highly doubt it.

The "theoretical potential energy" of any mass of substance = the total energy released from breaking all chemical and sub-atomic bonds. Varies widely from one substance to another. (In the explosion of a nuclear warhead, all of that energy is released while only a small percentage of the sub-atomic bonds are broken.)
 
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E = MC squared

The energy output of 1 pound of gasoline is equal to:

  • 1 pound of water
  • 1 pound of salt
  • 1 pound of water
  • 1 pound of pepper
  • 1 pound of paper
  • 1 pound of cement
  • 1 pound of aluminum
  • 1 pound of jet fuel
  • etc
  • etc

Is the above correct?
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It is not an equation you would use for some school project, as it has no practicality. These are a part of Einstein's Field Equations. They have zero use for this world.

They had a use for basic science through the 20th century, sure. But both his general and special theories of relativity? Nah, leave them alone. Invent a levitating toothbrush. That would be WAY better. Oh man, what peeps here could do with levitating toothbrushes!
 
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