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1 calorie != 1 kcal 1000 calories == 1 kcal
by tyilo 13y ago
1 calorie != 1 kcal
1000 calories == 1 kcal
- bbrks 13y agoTypical notation is Calories (note the capital C) is calories * 1000 1000 calories = 1 Calorie = 1 kcal Yes, it's weird and inconsistent in the article.
- adventureloop 13y agoAll of the tables indicate the use of kcal as the unit. The fact isn't spelled out in the text, but this comment seems more like a pet peeve in terminology than an accurate criticism. It occurs to me, that if all the parts in a conversation understand the correct meaning pedant-ism can be left aside.
- lenazegher 13y agoAny mention of calories in the article refers to large calories, hence the notation as kcals. I agree it's confusing, but because almost everyone means a large calorie when they say "calorie", it seemed like the most readable and simplest solution was to refer to them as calories and use the kcal notation in the tables.
- claudius 13y agoYet another reason why non-SI should die a fiery death. 1J is always exactly one joule and nobody talks about 1kJ as ‘large joule’.