Yes, it's from a book called "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" and that book was resting on a closed toilet seat in a nation that only kind of uses the metric system in certain situations... however, you'd be surprised how much you can learn after a single visit to any local fast-food joint!

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[–] 18 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

It's so impressively thought out. I got my mind blown when the physics teacher told us that 1 calorie is the amount of energy it takes to heat 1cc by 1°C. Suddenly you realise that someone actually put some effort into this whole system

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  • [–] 4 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

    And iirc 1 Joule is the energy required to lift 100g by 1m

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  • [–] 7 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

    No. It is pushing by 1 metre with a force of 1 newton.

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