1 gallon gasoline contains 31 million small calories, while the human caloric requirements are given in large calories. 1000 small calories = 1 large calorie. So the calculations are off by a factor of 1000. The confusion stems from the fact that both are commonly referred to as “calories”, for some stupid reason.
So in reality you would have to drink another gallon in just 2-3 weeks.
Everything you said was correct, except the last sentence. Still pretty sure drinking a gallon of gasoline would be enough to last you your entire life.
cal≠kcal
1 gallon gasoline contains 31 million small calories, while the human caloric requirements are given in large calories. 1000 small calories = 1 large calorie. So the calculations are off by a factor of 1000. The confusion stems from the fact that both are commonly referred to as “calories”, for some stupid reason.
So in reality you would have to drink another gallon in just 2-3 weeks.
Assuming you could process it without ill effects.
If you thought having Nestle was bad, Can you imagine if BP was involved in food?
What makes you think that oil is not involved in food?
Up to ten fossil energy units as input for one food energy units as output.
Fair point, but I meant mostly in the context of wholesale products derived mainly from Petroleum.
Vaseline. ;)
She Don’t Use Jelly…
Sir, please put down the spatula and step away from the kitchen slowly, and no one has to get hurt.
Too late. Coal butter
The lumber industry is involved in food.
I’ll just let you digest the horror of that. But uh also. Don’t Google petroleum products in food. You’ll be happier.
What’s wrong with forest products being used in food? I see nothing wrong with that. 🤣
Well they claim it’s sterilized but these are also corporations that will kill people for profits without a second thought.
Fats and oils have about the same energy density as gasoline.
“large calories”?!? The name is kilocalories
Are you trying to make Americans use the metric system? They have started wars for less, dude!
Everything you said was correct, except the last sentence. Still pretty sure drinking a gallon of gasoline would be enough to last you your entire life.
That life would just be less than 2-3 weeks.
Fun fact: Most people can drink about a liter of gasoline and not die (short term), about 8500 kcal.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_lethal_dose#Examples