Measuring human digestive efficiency vs. a flame
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 Published On Feb 22, 2021

"200 Calories" on a nutrition label doesn't describe the total flammable caloric content. I explore the differences between digestible and flammable calories using a homemade calorimeter with glass windows.

Pressure sensor:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/d...

Schedule 160 pipe on McMaster:
https://www.mcmaster.com/7733K259/

32 ga nichrome wire:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

Power supply (used for ignition wire):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

Keithley 6.5 digit multimeter:
https://www.tek.com/tektronix-and-kei...

Tek MSO 4 series oscilloscope:
https://www.tek.com/oscilloscope/4-se...

Soylent:
https://soylent.com/

Hmm, I perhaps mis-remembered that 20% stat from Sally Le Page's video:    • Is lab-grown meat worth it?   There may have been another source that indicated the 20% number. This will probably show up in my future video on macronutrients.




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