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WayneConrad t1_iug83ok wrote

Reply to comment by Beneficial-Car-3959 in ELI5 Why are airport ceiling so high? by TrShry

If I recall, an average adult at rest gives off something like 100 W of heat. So around 15 humans is a space heater on full blast. 150 people waiting to board a plane makes a lot of heat

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KingZarkon t1_iugn6d8 wrote

That's at rest. If they are active, say walking around in an airport while carrying luggage, that goes way up.

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