• @HerrBeter
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    1110 months ago

    Sssch don’t tell the Americans or they will try to wrangle in BTU in nuclear power plants

    • @kbotc
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      510 months ago

      WE INVENTED IT AND BUH GAWD, WE WILL MEASURE IT IN MURICA UNITS!

      Ignore how nonsensical BTUs are: Gonna shove energy and weight into a single measurement and it changes based on the initial temperature of the water.

      • @derphurr
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        410 months ago

        Or HVAC uses tons of ice needed to cool something. Euroguys probably don’t have air conditioners, just that tilt window technology.

        I do like the obscure AWG scale especially 0000

        • @kbotc
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          310 months ago

          British Thermal Units. It’s the energy needed to heat 1 lb of water 1 degree F.

          The bad part is that no one bothered to set the starting temp of the water so there’s 5 separate standards for what the hell a BTU actually is, which makes it a really bad standard.