Back to the Future's 1.21 gigawatts sounds huge, but is it? We compare different power levels of common objects to see how much energy a gigawatt really is.

Back to the Future’s 1.21 gigawatts sounds huge, but is it? We compare different power levels of common objects to see how much energy a gigawatt really is.

  • reflex@kbin.social
    2·
    8 months ago

    1.21gw == output of 1 nuke plant for 1 day == power single home for 100 years

    avg lightning = 10gw

    Whoa, this is heavy.

    • inkican@kbin.socialOP
      2·
      8 months ago

      There’s that word again. ‘Heavy.’ Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth’s gravitational pull?