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Energy in an Olympic Shotput throw

Energy in an Olympic Shotput throw (780 J)

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Energy in an Olympic Shotput throw (780 J)

  • is 1/400 of Energy released by metabolising a 50g poached egg (308 kJ)...more
  • is about as big as Energy to lift an 82 kg person 1m (780 J)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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