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Re: A Short History of Energy (in the US)

Re: A Short History of Energy (in the US)

Submitted by Iain McClatchie (not verified) on Tue, 03/11/2008 - 07:17.

The energy content of whale oil will be about the same as the energy content of any other animal fat: about 9 kilocalories per gram, or 38 kJ/g. That's about the same as gasoline. It's all just carbon and hydrogen, and not enough double bonds between the carbons to matter.

A Short History of Energy (in the US) By: ben (13 replies) Sun, 01/27/2008 - 20:25