If somebody is having a garage sale you could get a second hand one.
The average price for a popcorn machine can range from very low to very high. This depends on how big or small the machine is that you plan on purchasing. They can range from $100-$400.
Because there is always going to be friction, the efficiency of any machine will always be less then 100 percent.
No. A perfectly frictionless machine could have an efficiency of 100%. Anything less perfect must have can efficiency less than 100%.
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Yes. Cheez-it has 500 calories (100 grams), popcorn has 387 (100 grams)
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It is always less than 100% Theoretical machines can have efficiencies of 100% but in practice there is always some energy loss Efficiencies of more than 100% are not allowed by the laws of thermodynamics!
If you mean 1600 pounds, then no. That would be 6.25 pounds of popcorn, since there's sixteen ounces in a pound. :)
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For a machine with efficiency less than 100%, the output work will always be less than the input work. This is because some of the input work is lost as waste energy due to factors like friction, heat, or other inefficiencies in the machine. The efficiency of a machine is a measure of how well it converts input work into useful output work.
No, a simple machine with less output work than input work is said to have less than 100 percent efficiency. Efficiency is a measure of how well a machine converts input work into output work, with 100 percent efficiency meaning that all input work is converted to useful output work.