• EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      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.

  • Navarian@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It’s plausible that it’s talking about electrical energy (Escalator, Lift etc) rather than physical. Though yeah I get where you’re coming from, would bother me also.

  • DreamButt@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Y’all are taking this sign too literally. It’s pretty common to refer to electricity more generally as “energy.”