Well, "maverick" while I can't say I appreciate the glib remarks on my Nationality- and yes I am an American and no typing 100 when I meant 1000 is not an unforgivable action. Let's not be rude for no reason.
Second, here was my intended follow up question: When we burn the log we see that...
Alright so that all makes sense- but here's where I'm getting hung up. Take this example, 100 grams of FAT, about 8000 calories. I'm not sure I completely understand how the CO2 and water (let alone the Heat!) can WEIGH 1 KG when it seems that the sweat and respiration do no amount to much...
Alright so I apologize if this questions seems less "physics" based, but I promise there is a reason I'm posting it here- if you can thoroughly explain this, I'd much appreciate it!
FIRST PREMISE:
I was recently reading on the forum about the question of burning a log of wood (mass) and...