The Off Topic Topic

[Josquius]

Gram calories. what we normally call calories are kilocalories
70 calories for a km is pretty reasonable

[Tamas]

Gram calories. what we normally call calories are kilocalories
70 calories for a km is pretty reasonable

That's, like, what, a single bite of a candy bar?

[Josquius]

The point is it is energy efficient. Quite ironically it could be taken as an argument against exercise.

The article-
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-human-on-a-bicycle-is-among-the-most-efficient-forms-of-travel-in-the/

[Razgovory]

Fucking rodents.  That's what's driving up my electric bill.  I need to replace them with more energy efficient salmon and horses.

[Valmy]

Judging from this data, having a hamster on a wheel is not a very efficient power source.

[mongers]

Judging from this data, having a hamster on a wheel is not a very efficient power source.

Yes, you need a 'mongers' on some wheels. 

Thought I find those bicycle calculations rather suspect, too efficient.

[crazy canuck]

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[Razgovory]

Judging from this data, having a hamster on a wheel is not a very efficient power source.

I'm going to talk to my boss about replacing the rat in the deli with salmon.  Not only are the salmon more efficient, the customers may enjoy eating them more than the rats.

That reminds me, I told a coworker there was a big mouse in the back with a Australian accent named Monterey Jack and she believed me.  She came from Texas and after they fired her, to Texas she returned.

[Sheilbh]

Apparently a grand sumo tournament is taking place in London this year. Curious.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/15/grand-sumo-wrestling-tournament-london-royal-albert-hall

The pictures of this look fantastic. Would have loved to go but I was away (and I think it sold out).

The dohyo in Royal Albert Hall looked pretty spectacular - from the last day when all the rikishi came out to get their applause:

[Tonitrus]

Judging from this data, having a hamster on a wheel is not a very efficient power source.

Yes, you need a 'mongers' on some wheels. 

Thought I find those bicycle calculations rather suspect, too efficient.

It probably doesn't account for the age of the human. 

[Admiral Yi]

I just learned that Iowa produces more wheat than all of Canada.

[crazy canuck]

I just learned that Iowa produces more wheat than all of Canada.

Same place you learned that greed is good?

[HVC]

I just learned that Iowa produces more wheat than all of Canada.

Didn't seem right so did some quick googling. According to Statista Iowa isn't a top ten producer, so isn't listed, but the 10th state produced 32 million bushels in 2024, so Iowa would have to have produced less than that. Can't find stats for Canadian wheat in bushels but Cereals Canada says we produced 35 million tones which at 1 bushel per 0.0272 tonnes gives roughly 1.29 billion bushels. So just a *little* bit more than Iowa


Usual caveat about Google and not vetting so my data might be wrong

[Richard Hakluyt]

Iowa does seem to produce about 2.4bn bushels of corn though, which is about 60m tonnes, I found that pretty amazing.

But what to do with all that corn?

Turn it into high fructose corn syrup to make Americans unhealthy and save on pension payments 

[Admiral Yi]

Mostly animal feed.