Back to the Future's 1.21 gigawatts sounds huge, but is it? We compare different power levels of common objects to see how much energy a gigawatt really is.

Back to the Future’s 1.21 gigawatts sounds huge, but is it? We compare different power levels of common objects to see how much energy a gigawatt really is.

  • po-lina-ergi@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    1.21 gw = output of one nuke plant
    1.21 gw × 1 day = (power requirements of a house) × (100 years)

    I’m guessing