Comment on Excretion-related thermodynamics
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
When you say “cool the body” do you mean decrease the average temperature, decreasing the total thermal energy, or decreasing the total potential thermal energy? For the last two options the answer is a pretty clear yes because, even though our bodies try to efficiently consume food, poop still does have a bunch of calories in it and none of our waste leaves the body at 0K.
aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
What about relative energy (energy per mass) - if poop is less energy dense than the protein/fat of your tissues, excreting it should increase your energy density
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Oh true, that’s another way to read the question.