The Charcoal Produced by Respiration
A man in twenty-four hours converts as much as seven ounces of carbon into carbonic acid; a milch cow will convert seventy ounces, and a horse seventy-nine ounces, solely by the act of respiration. That is, the horse in twenty-four hours burns seventy-nine ounces of charcoal, or carbon, in his organs of respiration to supply his natural warmth in that time ..., not in a free state, but in a state of combination.
Michael Faraday, The Chemical History of a Candle (2008-10-30)
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According to Faraday, a horse produces 79oz of charcoal in 24 hours just by breathing.
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