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All other sources of energy combined are utterly insignificant compared to the Sun
Luis Batalha@luismbat· Aug 13, 2026Yesterday’s eclipse stopped roughly 10²⁰ J of solar energy from reaching Earth.
That’s ~1 year of global electricity generation!
1,400 W/m² of sunlight
× 10¹³ m² (Moon-sized shadow)
× ~3 hours (Time Shadow Crossed Earth)
≈ 10²⁰ J
The Sun outputs energy on an absurd scale.
06:49 PM · August 13, 2026 · 5.9M views
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