On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Kwan Lowe wrote:
> Dylan William Hardison wrote:
> > I've a gmail invite (had six, gave away five)...
> >
> > I'll give it away to the first person that can tell me
> > how much heat, in BTUs, one average sized hamster produces in one hour.
> >
> > I'd also like to see the formulae/program source for this, or however
> > the information was attained.
> >
> > I really doubt anyone will do this for a web-based email thing, but eh,
> > I'm bored. ;)
>
>
> 1 calorie = 0.00396566683 BTU
>
> Average hamster daily diet = ~ 20-40 calories (based on 1 tbsp basic
> diet mix, some vegetables)
>
> 20 * 0.00396566683
> = .08 to .16 BTU (approximately)
Does that take into account the heat energy inherent in the hamster feces?
Does the water add or subtract?
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