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minus-squarebalsoft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agodensity of oatmeal (source (although this is with sugar)): 693 kg/m³ = 0.69 kg/L nutritional value of oatmeal (source): 297 kJ/100g = 2970 kJ/kg (oatmeal with sugar and stuff: 4600 kJ/kg, same source as the first one) typical leisurely cycling energy expenditure (source): 80 kJ/km bicycle oatmeal-efficiency: (2970 kJ/kg * 0.69 kg/L) / (80 kJ / km) ≈ 25.62 km/L ≈ 3.9 L/100km ≈ 60 mpg bicycle oatmeal-efficiency with sugary oatmeal: (4600 kJ/kg * 0.69 kg/L) / (80 kJ/km) ≈ 39.68 km/L ≈ 2.5 L/100km ≈ 93 mpg please do correct me if I’m wrong, but it looks like the math pretty much checks out on that one!
density of oatmeal (source (although this is with sugar)): 693 kg/m³ = 0.69 kg/L
nutritional value of oatmeal (source): 297 kJ/100g = 2970 kJ/kg
(oatmeal with sugar and stuff: 4600 kJ/kg, same source as the first one)
typical leisurely cycling energy expenditure (source): 80 kJ/km
bicycle oatmeal-efficiency: (2970 kJ/kg * 0.69 kg/L) / (80 kJ / km) ≈ 25.62 km/L ≈ 3.9 L/100km ≈ 60 mpg
bicycle oatmeal-efficiency with sugary oatmeal: (4600 kJ/kg * 0.69 kg/L) / (80 kJ/km) ≈ 39.68 km/L ≈ 2.5 L/100km ≈ 93 mpg
please do correct me if I’m wrong, but it looks like the math pretty much checks out on that one!