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Energy to lift an 82 kg person 1m

Energy to lift an 82 kg person 1m (780 J)

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If Energy to lift an 82 kg person 1m (780 J) was a standard unit ...

  • Energy released by metabolising a 50g poached egg (308 kJ)...more would be 400 x Energy to lift an 82 kg person 1m
  • Energy in an Olympic Shotput throw (780 J)...more would be about as big as Energy to lift an 82 kg person 1m

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