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minus-squareContravariant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 months agoI’m assuming where they say ‘calories’ they mean kilocalories? In which case, what the hell?
minus-squareTyfud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·4 months agoCorrect. In America, “Calories” and “Kilo-Calories” are synonymous. In fact, rarely is the formal form of that used over here.
minus-squareContravariant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoI suspected as much. Still hate it. Don’t suppose we could get everyone to switch to using Watt-hours? We could start listing exercise intensity in watts and you could easily calculate how much calories are burned during exercise.
minus-squarerbesfe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoOr we just use joules like civilized folk
I’m assuming where they say ‘calories’ they mean kilocalories?
In which case, what the hell?
Correct. In America, “Calories” and “Kilo-Calories” are synonymous. In fact, rarely is the formal form of that used over here.
I suspected as much. Still hate it.
Don’t suppose we could get everyone to switch to using Watt-hours? We could start listing exercise intensity in watts and you could easily calculate how much calories are burned during exercise.
Or we just use joules like civilized folk