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Sign from work that's always bothered me (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That’s why they can’t have nice things

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 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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