VRD: Biochemical energy needed to jump a physical distance?

Subject: VRD: Biochemical energy needed to jump a physical distance?

Date: Thu Feb 14 15:55:17 2002
Posted by Eric
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Area of science: Biochemistry
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I was wondering how much chemical energy would it take for a person, who weighs 
say 140 pounds, to jump 1 inch off of the ground? I would think that the amount 
of ATP needed for the muscle contractions could be estimated, but I'm not certain 
how the muscles or muscle action is quantitated, and how many ATP equivalents can 
be interpreted into a certain amount of contraction to get someone off of the 
ground? Thanks.

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