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<onlyinclude>A watt is the [[SI]] unit for [[power]]. A watt is equal to 1 [[Joule]] per second <m>1 J/s</m>, or <m>1 kg*m^{2}/s^{3}</m>.</onlyinclude><ref>RapidTables. (2014). ''Watt'' [Online]. Available: http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/watt.htm [February 20, 2015].</ref> A watt of power is about equivalent to a person holding out their arm and moving their fist up and down each second. | <onlyinclude>A watt is the [[SI]] unit for [[power]]. A watt is equal to 1 [[Joule]] per second <m>1 J/s</m>, or <m>1 kg*m^{2}/s^{3}</m> ([[energy]] in an amount of time).</onlyinclude><ref>RapidTables. (2014). ''Watt'' [Online]. Available: http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/watt.htm [February 20, 2015].</ref> A watt of power is about equivalent to a person holding out their arm and moving their fist up and down each second. | ||
Deep knee bends output about 100 W of power. This is about the average total power input of a person over a normal day, which is why R. Buckminster Fuller came up with the idea of this calling this an energy servant. Since it's actually a unit of power, this site discusses them as [[power servant]].<ref>R. Buckminster Fuller. (1940). ''World Energy'' [Online]. Available: http://www.fulltable.com/vts/f/fortune/xb/50.jpg</ref> | Deep knee bends output about 100 W of power. This is about the average total power input of a person over a normal day, which is why R. Buckminster Fuller came up with the idea of this calling this an energy servant. Since it's actually a unit of power, this site discusses them as [[power servant]].<ref>R. Buckminster Fuller. (1940). ''World Energy'' [Online]. Available: http://www.fulltable.com/vts/f/fortune/xb/50.jpg</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:08, 17 September 2015
A watt is the SI unit for power. A watt is equal to 1 Joule per second , or
(energy in an amount of time).[1] A watt of power is about equivalent to a person holding out their arm and moving their fist up and down each second.
Deep knee bends output about 100 W of power. This is about the average total power input of a person over a normal day, which is why R. Buckminster Fuller came up with the idea of this calling this an energy servant. Since it's actually a unit of power, this site discusses them as power servant.[2]
The average power use (end use rather than primary), for a typical person in Canada or the USA, taken over the course of a day, is about 10,000 W.
Conversions
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References
- ↑ RapidTables. (2014). Watt [Online]. Available: http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/watt.htm [February 20, 2015].
- ↑ R. Buckminster Fuller. (1940). World Energy [Online]. Available: http://www.fulltable.com/vts/f/fortune/xb/50.jpg
