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by avoid3d 3952 days ago
I imagine they meant kw, and that 20w is close enough to 1kw. (btw, I thought the human brain uses a lot more than 20w, maybe 20w in chemical signals, but a lot more in heat?)
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The human body is about 100W-120W, which is about 2000-2500 kcal/day. 20W sounds right.