30 per bond you break. The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell and ATP generation involves breaking down many chemical bonds. It out scales all other options in a matter of seconds.
Technical question - would “every bond you break” include atomic bonds from food being broken down?
It might not be the most lucrative, but I’d go with steps because it would incentivise healthy behavior
Actually according to my pedometer I’ve taken 8.7k steps today, and most of that is from running a 5k. That would definitely get me off the couch.
Typical breathing rate is 12-20 per minute or 4-$7k per day and you get that even if you sleep all day. So as long as I don’t need to individually count and bill for each breath I’ll go for that.
If you digest carbohydrates, you wont believe how many bonds you break with every step you take and every move you make.
Breath would be $5000/day and it takes no thought or effort so…that one