Video gaming for hours is exhausting, so surely it counts as some sort of workout, right? TechCrunch reports that a Japanese publication has estimated how many calories it takes to click a mouse button once. “Convert Anything to Calories,” recently published in PHP Science World, has narrowed down a mouse click to 1.42 calories.
Muscles per click
They calculated an index finger at a volume of 10.8 cubic centimeters, with a weight of 11.7 grams, taking 195 micromoles of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate the molecule that transports energy in cells) to move the index finger muscles per click according to the article.
With the average daily calorie consumption of an adult male and female estimated at 2,000 kcal and 1,700 kcal (one kcal is a thousand calories), respectively, it’s time to get clicking if you want to make any dent in that amount. Still, if you do manage to use your mouse energetically enough, at a rate of 1.42 calories.
How many clicks to burn off a Whopper
Others have calculated that it will take 387,000 clicks to burn off a McDonald’s Big Mac and a Burger King Whopper can be worked off with just 450,000 mouse clicks.
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Get clicking!
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