>100% efficient energy systems don't exi-

>solar energy
but the sun is lava
its volcanic energy

>>9017522
>plants capture 100 percent of the sun's energy
>plants capture even 100 percent of the energy that hits them
Yeah, I guess plants are all incredibly cold because none of that energy becomes heat or anything.

>>9017522
>plants radiate some sunlight as heat
>100%efficient
Gtfo

>>9017529
No, but they convert 100% of the sun's energy that they do capture into useful energy.

>>9017522
>>9017580
Not quite. RuBisCO isn't perfect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photorespiration

>>9017522

black holes and hawking radiation is (if not a perfect) very close to a 1:1 matter to energy conversion

>>9017522
Plant photosynthesis is actually horrifically inefficient. Like a whopping 3% to 6% efficient.

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if I post a picture of a car with
>100% efficient energy systems don't exi-
will I get more miles/gallon?

>>9017522
Conversion efficiency of photonic to chemical energy for plants is about 3 to 6%:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthetic_efficiency

Also known as absolutely crap

>>9017580
"60% of the time it works every time" - OP

>>9017807
so its 100% of 3-6% of 45%, op isn't wrong

>>9017807
Someone is getting a ban

>>9017807
Now let's try this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cock

>>9017599
How do we know that? Theoretical physics?

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>>9017580
>it works when it works
I mean, it's hard to refute that

>>9017580
What is
>photorespiration
>ROS production under stressful conditions
>photoinhibition

This is a B8 thread.
Anyway, to all the faghost lile OP, remember that in a non quantum level, there are NO perfect 100% efficient systems, not even in theory and MUCH LESS if it's a thermodynamic or chemical cycle.

>>9017580
>Plants usually convert light into chemical energy with a photosynthetic efficiency of 3–6%.[33]

>>9021359
Remember people, don't be a faghost.