Reply To: Mind, Spirit, Science connection?

[Brian H]

zapkitty wrote: nope… in the example w(t) is measured at 9 and w(e) is measured at 3.

…. if ;w(t) were to be forced to w(t) = 12 then w(e) would = ~4 and then your method would add 12+4 for 16 w(t) and then w(e) = 5.3 and then 16+5.3… oh… no wonder the reactors kept exploding…

Fly + corned beef is much safer even with the containment issues…

What’s measured is the energy lost.
Assume a perfect fission/generation system: 100% efficient. That implies all the energy would leave as electricity, with no nasty entropy losses or heat generated.

A 50% efficient system would split the difference, ½ leaving as electric current, ½ heating up the rig and coolants.

A 25% efficient system would have ¼ leaving as current, and 3/4 heating the local universe.

The ratio of ¼ to 3/4 is 1:3, or a 33% ratio of output to WASTE.

Waste is not represented in your formula. w(t) is total energy, ¼ + 3/4 = 1.