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> "At its most basic, the watt is a measure of work. It’s the amount of energy it takes to do something at a particular speed."

Oh dear. This article is full of confusion between energy and power.

But I agree that batteries should list total energy. Just list the voltage, energy (in Wh or J) and the max power output (W).




Yes, totally agree. Also a paragraph on the relationship between energy, heat, cooling and that computers effectively turn all energy into heat might have been useful.

The April 1st date on the article is telling.

Shout out to "Technology Connections" YouTube channel for recently publishing "Power is not energy" - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOK5xkFijPc>.




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