• sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Doesn’t that statistic assume a 60W incandescent?

      yea, but the best LED bulbs are something like 4x more efficient.

      So biking for an hour runs a LED lightbulb for 10 minutes maybe? I don't remember the exact figures but it's ridiculously impractical

      a fully distributed generation system comprising manual labor, geothermal, hydro, and some form of energy storage

      it's also impossible to make a system that takes advantage of the type of post-collapse labor you'd be doing. People won't be riding exercise bikes when you're trying to survive off potatoes and milk