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[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 1 month ago (4 children)

When we measure calories in food we are speaking of bioavailable chemical energy. The energy listed for Uranium here is not chemical, it's the nuclear potential energy released during nuclear fission which is completely different.

That was probably obvious but ackshyually if we include the nuclear potential energy that could be released from fusion, I would wager the water in that food has enough hydrogen to give the same amount of energy, since hydrogen carries far more nuclear potential energy.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

But what if my digestive system is capable of nuclear fission?

[–] lime@feddit.nu 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

then i hope your SO has lead-lined pyjamas

[–] Strobelt@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

It would be a blast!

[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

Some fungi found to be thriving in Chernobyl, and seemingly growing towards radiation sources, are hypothesized to be able to capture and use the radiation energy to support biological processes. If it turns out that some fungi can synthesize compounds that convert ionizing radiation into chemical bonds that can be metabolized by biological organisms, one could theoretically imagine some kind of symbiotic relationship between organisms that comes out of that.

[–] Mist101@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

One more acktchuallay to add; the big C calories in food is 1000 little c calories, so yellow cake only has 20,000,000, take that, uh, whoever.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So how many bioavailable calories did I just consume then, Dr. PotatoesFall?

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

visibky shakes, torn between answering the question and calling an ambulance

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

It does say cake and cake is delicious.

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Enough calories for the rest of your life!

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 15 points 1 month ago

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.

Give a man uranium and you feed him for life.....which also happens to be a day.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

The secret to lose weight without counting calories

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Weapons of bowel destruction.

[–] beernutz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Weapons of M~y~ass destruction.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 1 month ago

Can I get chocolate cake uranium instead?

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago

Imagine if we could just eat and sustain ourselves with uranium.

One single GRAM has enough calories for a human to live for about 28,000 years.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wouldn't it be kCal for the fried food and beer?

[–] qbus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a big C not the little c

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

anything to avoid SI units right?

[–] qbus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

To ease calculations, energy is expressed in 1000-calorie units known as kilocalories. That is, 1 Calorie is equivalent to 1 kilocalorie; the capital C in Calories denotes kcal on food labels, calories and kilocalories are used interchangeably to mean the same thing.

[–] qbus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Keep your dirty pascals away from me I want inches of water column.

[–] mitexleo@buddyverse.one 2 points 1 month ago

Uraniam tastes so good 😊