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djtango01/21/20251 replyview on HN

I'm not convinced calorimetry is particularly useful for any nuanced diet planning.

We can't eat wood (or coal) but they're very calorific when measured via bomb calorimetry.


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Ekaros01/21/2025

I was thinking of methane as input. But what about it as output? How much does leave the system? And should this not be in calories "out" column, but I don't think that is usually counted there...

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