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Article #7504Re: heat production of the sun
From: John Roberts
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 00:39
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 00:39
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-From: clarke@acme.ucf.edu (Thomas Clarke) -Subject: Re: *** BUSSARD RAMSCOOP *** -Date: 5 Jan 93 19:25:07 GMT -Organization: University of Central Florida -> Not good enough, alas. The pressure at the *center of the Sun* produces -> only the most sluggish hydrogen reaction -- one that will take billions -> of years to consume the Sun's hydrogen supply. -I understand that a pile of human bodies (still alive somehow) as -large as the sun would have about the same mass, but would produce -more heat!! Let's see - using the numbers from the frequently-asked-questions post, the sun produces about 0.19 mW/kg. Unless I missed some decimal places, that's roughly 1/10000 of the per-kilogram heat production of humans. Of course, only a fraction of the sun's mass is undergoing fusion. John Roberts roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov
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