gigawatts

1.21, the number of gigawatts necessary to power a Flux Capacitor

I just had a 1.21 gigawatt flux capacitor installed in my car

by Zeke April 14, 2004

gigawatts

1 billion watts. "Giga" follows "Mega".

Whoever wrote the first definition for gigawatt is a dumbass.

by dammit janet June 19, 2003

gigawatts

(pronounced: ji-ga-wahts) A measurement of electricity, used more often in time travel than in real life. It is equal to one billion watts (enough power to generate 33333333.333333... to two-hundred-million flourescent lightbulbls)

"1.21 gigawatts are required to power the flux capacitator"

by Michael A. Collins III January 25, 2009

1.21 gigawatts

Amount of electricity required to power the flux capacitor and get marty mcfly back to the future. since the appropriate nuclear material was unavailable in 1955, doc brown had to procure the necessary wattage via a lightning bolt.

1.21 gigawatts! 1.21 gigawatts!!!

by daddy-ooooh November 9, 2008