Magfan, interesting (and good) comments.
Obviously there will be very large differences among different individuals, but if we assume an average of 2250 calories burned per day (150 pounds x 15 calories per pound), and that as indicated here 1 food calorie corresponds to 4.2 kilojoules = 4.2 kilowatt-seconds, the corresponding power consumption calculates to 109 watts!
Best regards,
-- Al
As kind of an aside, didn't I read somewhere that a person radiates about as much heat as a 100 watt incandescent?I hadn't ever read anything about that, but some quick calculations indicate it is correct.
Obviously there will be very large differences among different individuals, but if we assume an average of 2250 calories burned per day (150 pounds x 15 calories per pound), and that as indicated here 1 food calorie corresponds to 4.2 kilojoules = 4.2 kilowatt-seconds, the corresponding power consumption calculates to 109 watts!
Best regards,
-- Al