energy, n.Trivia

Cyclists are able to produce enough power to power a home when sprinting

If we could harness just 0.1% of the ocean's tidal kinetic energy, we could meet the current global energy demand 5 times over.

Only one two-billionth of the sun's energy hits the Earth

Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours

The sun is productive of so much energy that what hits the Earth every hour equals more energy than we use in a year

A single domino could technically knock over the bigggest building in the world because one domino can knock over another domino that's a maximum of 1.5 times larger than itself. Thus, if you started with a domino, or even a domino the size of a carbon atom, you could theoretically knock over the Burj Khalifa by growing to a 1.22 kilometer tall domino.

The sun is an extraordinary energy source --- every hour it is hitting the Earth with more energy than the planet uses in a year

The brain operates on the same amount of power as a 10-watt light bulb

The brain is 2% of human body weight but uses 20% of the body's energy

A black hole's mass and energy is not in the singularity at its center but in the very curving of space and time created when the star that made it exploded

Caffeine doesn't actually give you energy, it just blocks the adenosine receptors in your brain; the ones that let you know when you're tired.

Black holes are an enormous source of energy - 40% of the energy can perhaps be harnessed

Electric eels can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.

A lightning strike is packed with enough energy to cook 100,000 pieces of toast

Two tablespoons of honey would give a bee enough energy to fly around the world.