Roo've Got The Power
By Helen Potter
Ever fancied getting Wayne Rooney to stick his fingers into an electric socket? Well obviously. But, have you ever fancied getting Wayne Rooney to stick his fingers into an electric socket and using the energy produced to make a well-earned cup of tea? No?According to new research, if we could wire the boy wonder up to the mains he'd produce enough energy to make a cuppa for all the family. The study by David James (no not that one, this is a David James with much more sensible hair) of Sheffield Hallam University's Centre for Sports Exercise Sciences sadly didn't quite go as far as plugging the UK's favourite oik in, taking a slightly more pedestrian route of calculating the energy produced by the England striker during a normal football match.
Apparently Rooney produces 6,700 kilojoules of energy (1.86 kilowatt/hours): enough to boil water for 16 cups of tea, light an average house for 90 minutes or run a standard television for six and a half hours.So for that guilt-free cuppa, rig up the treadmill and get running for a mere 5.7 minutes. Or get Wayne Rooney to do it for you.
Sadly we can't afford pictures of Wayne Rooney, but Taha Safari's image of a tiny child is much easier on the eye anyway.
I'm sure Alex Ferguson may object to me following Rooney round the pitch for 90 mins with a kettle in my hand and wires running off his star player tripping him up. Besides why wait 90 mins for a coffee, try sticking your kettle in the mains plug at home, hey voila, kettle boiled in 5 mins, much more effective.
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