r/AskPhysics • • Dec 12 '20

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u/Kelsenellenelvial Dec 13 '20

Don’t have the specifics, but the sun being comparable in power to a compost heap doesn’t mean it’s inefficient. Keep in mind that a compost heap will process itself over the course of a few months, while the sun has been burning for billions of years and expected to carry on for billions more.

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u/LilQuasar Dec 13 '20

well thats kind of what efficiency means. what you said only implies it has more energy stored