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Sign from work that's always bothered me (programming.dev)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 14 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Isn’t it “cal” vs “kcal” (kilocalories), as in 1000cal?

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Technically, yeah, 1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 1000 calories (cal), but in a lot of places (e.g. Americuh), we use the "Calorie" (with a capital C) in place of the kilocalorie.

    In other words:

    1 kilocalorie = 1 Calorie = 1000 calories
(1 kcal = 1 Cal = 1000 cal)

    Yes, it is exactly as stupid as it sounds.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That’s why they can’t have nice things

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Trust me, I wish we made more sense. It would make my life a hell of a lot easier. Lol.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Not being bothered by stuff like this seems to be one of the reasons people start using terms that are actually wrong instead of just ambiguous. Like 2K to describe QHD.

    I will never let that one go.

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