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		iaw on March 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wooden floors rotted by fungi generate electricity... It's also possible that the wood deforms more requiring the walker to expend more energy. I think it's an interesting thought experiment. How would we measure it?

jayd16 on March 17, 2021 | [–]

Drop a ball, slow-mo camera to measure bounce, mic to measure sound, infrared to measure heat....BUT the energy amounts were talking about are very small.

CompelTechnic on March 17, 2021 | [–]

work= energy = force x distance (integrated if force is variable).

Stick a load cell on a linear slide, measure accordingly.

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