Re: Third-hand astonishing quote

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

At 10:39 10/16/00 -0700, you wrote:
> ///It sure is tough to be from the
> third world.
>
> 4,000 terawatts = 10^15 cal/s = Qdot to heat 10^10 liters per
> second of water from the freezing point to the boiling point. ///
> Leigh
>
> (Somebody please check my arithmetic.)

Put it another way - let's share the largesse with the 10 million
Swedes in the vicinity: that's 4E8 watts per capita.

  400 megawatts apiece indeed reinforces one's impression of the
Scandinavians as well-heeled (Their position in the standard
of living lists has long been a subject of envy in these
poor United States.)

 Even 400 watts p.c would be helpful district heating on the
 grandest scale - a slip of a million multiplier possibly?



brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>  Altus OK
                Eureka!