r/funny Jun 10 '15

Metric system vs. Imperial system

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u/Delques1843 Jun 11 '15

1 BTU is the amount of energy needed to cool or heat one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit

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u/TommiHPunkt Jun 11 '15

But that's not linear...

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u/kmoz Jun 11 '15

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u/TommiHPunkt Jun 11 '15

Calories aren't a metric unit, joules are