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    Understanding Watt vs. Kilowatt-Hour: A Comprehensive Explanation

    hi, I may have used a bad formulation for my remark. yes. What I exactly meant is, say, lifting 1 kg up 1 meter and feel what it 'means' is easy, even for someone with zero science inclination. This is my real accurate data, 1 kg and 1 meter. For heat, it's already a little more...
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    Understanding Watt vs. Kilowatt-Hour: A Comprehensive Explanation

    I will, the more the better. But I will also stick to my idea, the reason being that for someone to imagine lifting a weight is possible, but to imagine producing heat is very difficult to do meaningfuly, with real accurate data to support the example. You have the example of rubbing your...
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    Understanding Watt vs. Kilowatt-Hour: A Comprehensive Explanation

    So, in the end, what I'm trying to do is to find a way to get a clear image of the energy used by a typical household over the course of 1 year. A north american typical household of 4 people uses around 10 000kwh every year. but it's hard to figure out what that means so I'm trying to...
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    Understanding Watt vs. Kilowatt-Hour: A Comprehensive Explanation

    ok, thanks for all the replies, I think I got a glimpse at something, the fog seems to be thinning out. So, is my understandng right if say : I attach a mass of 102 grams (0,102 kg) to a 1 meter long string that is wound around a shaft that turns a small electric generator. (assume a...
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    Understanding Watt vs. Kilowatt-Hour: A Comprehensive Explanation

    Hello, getting confused about watt vs watt.hour in the Watt's wiki page, an example is given on how to calculate wattage (power): So, (100kg x (9.81m/s2) x 3m) / 5s = 588 kg.m2/s3 this system needs aroud 600 watts of power to accomplish its task. ok. Then, lower in the page, an...
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