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    DonDeBon@writing.exchange

    Don is a science fiction author that enjoys technology (when it works), good weather, and reading a good book.

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    How Much Power Is 1.21 Gigawatts, Anyway? The Science Behind Back to the Future in c/scifi@kbin.social
    [โ€“] DonDeBon@writing.exchange 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    @po-lina-ergi @inkican @DarkGamer
    LOL. You forgot to mention NYT. https://archive.nytimes.com/wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/you-say-gigawatt-i-say-jigowatt/

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  • How Much Power Is 1.21 Gigawatts, Anyway? The Science Behind Back to the Future in c/scifi@kbin.social
    [โ€“] DonDeBon@writing.exchange 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    @DarkGamer @inkican

    Actually, Jiggawatt is gigawatt mispronounced. So they are the same thing. :) There is an article in the NY Times regarding this that when they were doing research, someone mispronounced it to them.

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