Editing Joule (section)

== Practical examples ==
One joule represents (approximately):
* The typical energy released as heat by a person at rest every 1/60 s (~{{val|16.6667|ul=ms}}, [[basal metabolic rate]]); about {{Convert|1200|kcal|kJ|lk=on|abbr=on|order=flip}} / day.
* The amount of electricity required to run a {{val|1|ul=W}} device for {{val|1|ul=s}}.
* The energy required to accelerate a {{val|1|ul=kg}} mass at {{val|1|ul=m/s2}} through a distance of {{val|1|ul=m}}.
* The [[kinetic energy]] of a {{val|2|ul=kg}} [[mass]] travelling at {{val|1|ul=m/s}}, or a {{val|1|ul=kg}} mass travelling at {{val|1.41|ul=m/s}}.
* The energy required to lift an apple up 1 m, assuming the apple has a mass of 101.97 g.
* The [[heat]] required to raise the temperature of 0.239&nbsp;g of water from 0 °C to 1 °C.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/heat-units-d_664.html |title=Units of Heat – BTU, Calorie and Joule |website=Engineering Toolbox |access-date=14 June 2021 }}</ref>
* The [[kinetic energy]] of a {{val|50|u=kg}} human moving very slowly ({{convert|0.2|m/s|km/h|abbr=on|disp=or}}).
* The kinetic energy of a {{val|56|u=g}} tennis ball moving at {{convert|6|m/s|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ristinen |first1=Robert A. |first2=Jack J. |last2=Kraushaar |title=Energy and the Environment |edition=2nd |location=Hoboken, NJ |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2006 |isbn=0-471-73989-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/energyenvironmen00rist }}</ref>
* The food energy (kcal) in slightly more than half of an ordinary-sized sugar crystal ({{val|0.102|ul=mg}}/crystal).