A Penny For Your Thoughts

Authors

  • Osarenkhoe Uwuigbe The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Leicester

Keywords:

Idiom, Physics, Biology, Power-Energy, Metabolism, A penny for your thoughts

Abstract

This paper discusses how much thought can be purchased with a penny. By quantifying thought by the power necessary to produce thought and comparing this to the cost per kilowatt hour of electricity as typically charged by energy providers. It was found that, assuming it is possible to think as fast as you speak, a penny could buy a 3 hour, 7 minute and 30 second monologue. 

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How to Cite

Uwuigbe, O. (2017). A Penny For Your Thoughts. Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, 4. Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/jist/article/view/777

Issue

Vol. 4 (2015)

Section

Articles

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