Eli5: what exactly is energy?

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Like, i know it’s the ability to do work and all that, but this isn’t what energy is, it’s what energy does. What IS energy tho?

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Energy is ultimately just a human concept. It is not a true physical property. In science its like the ability for something to do damage or do work. Fast moving things have more energy than stationary things, combustible things have lots of energy to release, heavy things that can fall have more potential energy than lighter things because they can do more damage.

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