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

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Yes. The “kilogram calorie” is just confidently incorrect shit.

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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.

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That’s why they can’t have nice things

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

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Wow, at the beginning I thought you were joking

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I wish I were joking. Lol.

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3 points

Correct, but more to use kJ (kiloJoule) wich is the right physical unit.

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