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 the potential to do something useful.

Cars and bullets use kinetic energy.

Dropping something = potential energy.

Most engines and power plants use chemical energy. Etc.

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