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If I'm trapped between 2 walls, and I am pushing outwards such that I just balance the force, I am not doing work on the walls but I'm getting tired.
This is because chemical potential energy is converted into... kinetic energy (within muscles?) and heat energy right?
What if I replace the human with a battery powered robot?
1. What energy is the chemical potential energy of the batteries converted into?
2. How is it possible that the robot is exerting a force without "transferring" any energy?
Thanks!
This is because chemical potential energy is converted into... kinetic energy (within muscles?) and heat energy right?
What if I replace the human with a battery powered robot?
1. What energy is the chemical potential energy of the batteries converted into?
2. How is it possible that the robot is exerting a force without "transferring" any energy?
Thanks!