Now, if we really want to drive home just how ridiculous Bitcoin Core’s energy consumption is, let’s compare it to something equally ludicrous: taking a tank across America to perform one single transaction—let's say, buying a cup of coffee.
Let’s assume we’re dealing with an M1 Abrams tank, a heavy vehicle often used by the U.S. military, and we’re driving it from New York to Los Angeles, a trip of approximately 2,800 miles (around 4,500 kilometers). The M1 Abrams consumes about 3 gallons of fuel per mile when driving on a paved road.
Imagine the absurdity of driving an M1 Abrams tank across America just to pay for a cup of coffee. The M1 Abrams consumes 3 gallons of fuel per mile, and the trip from New York to Los Angeles (2,800 miles) would require around 8,400 gallons of fuel. One gallon of diesel fuel contains approximately 40.7 kWh of energy, meaning the entire trip would consume 341,880 kWh.
Now, let’s compare that to Bitcoin Core (BTC). A single BTC transaction consumes 584.5 kWh. With the energy required to drive that tank across the U.S., you could perform 585 Bitcoin transactions.
But here’s the kicker: just like it’s absurd to use a 60-ton tank for a simple coffee transaction, it’s equally absurd that BTC burns through more energy than it takes to drive that tank coast-to-coast. The sheer waste in both scenarios is staggering.
The distance from New York to Los Angeles is 2,800 miles.
An M1 Abrams tank consumes 3 gallons of fuel per mile.
For the entire trip, the tank would need 8,400 gallons of fuel. This is calculated by multiplying 2,800 miles by 3 gallons per mile.
One gallon of diesel fuel contains 40.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy.
The total energy consumption for the tank trip is 8,400 gallons multiplied by 40.7 kWh, which equals 341,880 kWh of energy.
One Bitcoin Core (BTC) transaction consumes 584.5161 kWh of energy.
To calculate how many BTC transactions could be powered by the same energy as the tank trip, divide 341,880 kWh by 584.5161 kWh. This results in approximately 584.77 transactions.
At a rate of 7 transactions per second (TPS), you take 585 transactions and divide by 7 TPS. This equals 83.57 seconds to process these transactions.
The tank consumes 3 gallons of fuel per mile.
One gallon of fuel contains 40.7 kWh of energy.
A Bitcoin Core (BTC) transaction consumes 584.5161 kWh.
To find how many gallons of fuel are needed to match the energy for one BTC transaction, divide 584.5161 kWh by 40.7 kWh per gallon. This equals approximately 14.36 gallons of fuel.
To calculate how far the tank can drive using 14.36 gallons of fuel, divide 14.36 gallons by 3 gallons per mile. This equals approximately 4.79 miles.
So, the tank can drive approximately 4.79 miles to use the same amount of energy as one BTC transaction.
DUMB
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S. Tominaga AKA CSW
Oct 22, 2024
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1848635993794162929.html
https://t.me/S_Tominaga/1606
Let’s assume we’re dealing with an M1 Abrams tank, a heavy vehicle often used by the U.S. military, and we’re driving it from New York to Los Angeles, a trip of approximately 2,800 miles (around 4,500 kilometers). The M1 Abrams consumes about 3 gallons of fuel per mile when driving on a paved road.
Imagine the absurdity of driving an M1 Abrams tank across America just to pay for a cup of coffee. The M1 Abrams consumes 3 gallons of fuel per mile, and the trip from New York to Los Angeles (2,800 miles) would require around 8,400 gallons of fuel. One gallon of diesel fuel contains approximately 40.7 kWh of energy, meaning the entire trip would consume 341,880 kWh.
Now, let’s compare that to Bitcoin Core (BTC). A single BTC transaction consumes 584.5 kWh. With the energy required to drive that tank across the U.S., you could perform 585 Bitcoin transactions.
But here’s the kicker: just like it’s absurd to use a 60-ton tank for a simple coffee transaction, it’s equally absurd that BTC burns through more energy than it takes to drive that tank coast-to-coast. The sheer waste in both scenarios is staggering.
The distance from New York to Los Angeles is 2,800 miles.
An M1 Abrams tank consumes 3 gallons of fuel per mile.
For the entire trip, the tank would need 8,400 gallons of fuel. This is calculated by multiplying 2,800 miles by 3 gallons per mile.
One gallon of diesel fuel contains 40.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy.
The total energy consumption for the tank trip is 8,400 gallons multiplied by 40.7 kWh, which equals 341,880 kWh of energy.
One Bitcoin Core (BTC) transaction consumes 584.5161 kWh of energy.
To calculate how many BTC transactions could be powered by the same energy as the tank trip, divide 341,880 kWh by 584.5161 kWh. This results in approximately 584.77 transactions.
At a rate of 7 transactions per second (TPS), you take 585 transactions and divide by 7 TPS. This equals 83.57 seconds to process these transactions.
The tank consumes 3 gallons of fuel per mile.
One gallon of fuel contains 40.7 kWh of energy.
A Bitcoin Core (BTC) transaction consumes 584.5161 kWh.
To find how many gallons of fuel are needed to match the energy for one BTC transaction, divide 584.5161 kWh by 40.7 kWh per gallon. This equals approximately 14.36 gallons of fuel.
To calculate how far the tank can drive using 14.36 gallons of fuel, divide 14.36 gallons by 3 gallons per mile. This equals approximately 4.79 miles.
So, the tank can drive approximately 4.79 miles to use the same amount of energy as one BTC transaction.
DUMB
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S. Tominaga AKA CSW
Oct 22, 2024
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1848635993794162929.html
https://t.me/S_Tominaga/1606
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