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When communicating in English with the intent to be understood it is wise to include both, putting the conversion in parens. I’m always thankful when Americans
by jeofken 5y ago
When communicating in English with the intent to be understood it is wise to include both, putting the conversion in parens. I’m always thankful when Americans include this - otherwise all those feet and pounds and inches and stone are just random numbers to me.
- phkahler 5y agoI just remember that 1hp is 754 watts, but lets just call it 750. Another magic conversion that I remember from working on that stuff is that Nm * RPM / 9549 = kW. We never used ft-lbs though.
- FooBarBizBazz 5y agokW*h is the unit that absolutely kills me. Especially because people will just say "kW". And before long they're talking about "kW*h per day"... Kills me. "What do you people have against James Prescott Joule?!"
- SAI_Peregrinus 5y agoThe prefixes with Joules get bigger. 1kWh is 3.6MJ. G and T are rare outside data sizes, it's nice if everything can stay in the milli through kilo prefix range.
- pezezin 5y agoI learnt that 1hp = 735 watts. Your comment made me curious, so turns out there is not one, but 6 definitions of horsepower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower#Definitions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower#Definitions