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Old 13-05-2010, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by renormalised View Post
Ok, what is the total amount of energy stored in that pile of paper??
If I've got my zeros lined up correctly that'd be about 7.48 x 10^26 J, or 2.08 x 10^20 kWh. Assuming the weight of paper is 80g/m^2 and an A4 sheet is 1/16 m^2.

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And what is it equivalent to??
That's equivalent to about $38,000,000,000,000,000,000 (assuming 18c/kWh)

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