From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 13:16:04 MST
On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 01:07:52PM -0500, Dickey, Michael F wrote:
>
> Anyhow, a simple
> device, an implant in the abdomen or so, that would process carbohydrates
> into h20 and co2. Most of the bodies processes work on diffusion so the
> mere fact that such an implanted device would create an excess of CO2 and a
> deficit of carbohydrates would likely facilitate a successful integration of
> such a device into the body with little beyond its self contained components
> necessary.
A quick calculation. Assume you eat 30 g of sugar (C6H12O6), the
contents of one serving of fruit juice. That is 0.16 mol. Burning
it into C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O produces one mol of carbon
dioxide. That is 2.41 liters of gas. How fast do you want to get
rid of it? I think the device might be a bit too embarrasing for
macroscopic food intakes.
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