Comment on A lightning bolt would be worth only about a nickel (2015)Comments−Gibbon14yThe energy needed to bring a teapot to boil is enough to fling a nickel into orbit.−yellowapple4yRegrettably, I doubt the average home has a stove hot enough to boil teapots.−visarga4yI was curious, it comes about 310Kj if you ignore friction, or about the same calories as you gain by eating an apple.−koheripbal4yOnly if you ignore friction.
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The energy needed to bring a teapot to boil is enough to fling a nickel into orbit.
Regrettably, I doubt the average home has a stove hot enough to boil teapots.
I was curious, it comes about 310Kj if you ignore friction, or about the same calories as you gain by eating an apple.
Only if you ignore friction.