The EU should use Joules not calories
https://lemmy.pt/post/13958847
The EU should use Joules not calories - Lemmy Português
Joule is the metric system unit to measure the energy in food, however we still
see calories being used everywhere, specially advertising and fitness
influencers. Let’s stop this nonsense.
Why? It is quite a round number. 1 calorie raises the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree
And how do you convert that to mechanical or electrical energy?
Why would I need the energy of a biscuit as electrical energy? In a case like that I guess that I’ll multiply by 4.whatever and get joules.
The energy needed to heat water also has no practical relevance in your everyday life, and calories are not inherently easier. If everything had always been in kJ, you would find it just as intuitive.
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