Sacramento Social Media - How Many Calories Do You Burn While Tweeting?

If you’ve ever wondered how much energy it takes to keep the world updated about your goings-on, look no further than TweetCalories, a novelty web app that shows you approximately how many calories you’ve burned over the last 24 hours by tweeting.

The app works by assuming several factors. For example, it’s figured that the average word length in a tweet is about 6 characters. It assumes the average user’s typing speed is 60 words per minute, that the user is of an average or healthy weight and normally burns around 2.65 calories per minute, and that it takes around 23 seconds to write and send a tweet of 140 characters. Based on these figures, the app’s creators have determined that sending a tweet burns around 1.03 calories.

Here, you can see the difference between calories burned by a more frequent tweeter versus one who tweets less often:

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