How Much ENERGY Is Consumed at Thanksgiving Dinner? @MathTheWorld

Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

It's Thanksgiving and we have some turkey driven questions! Let's use math to answer them. Today we were wondering, how much energy in consumed nationwide at thanksgiving dinner? And just how far could that energy take us?

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