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GeneralWill doom run ... on potatoes? Pin
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Jörgen Andersson13-Dec-20 23:14
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Some empirical testing gives 0.5V and 0.2mA, using a copper and zink nail into a generic potato (Bintje).
But not at the same time, so maximizing power gives 0.25v * 0.1mA = 0.025mW
So approx. 48 billion spuds would do it.

The potato production of Idaho 2019 was 130,900,000 CWT. The generic potato I used for the test weighed 100g so the yearly potato production of Idaho could be assumed to be in the vicinity of 65 billion spuds.

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