Comments for Perl Advent Calendar Entry 9th Dec 2003. Comments posted below may be displayed on perladvent.org.
Calory is not the metric unit. The metric unit for energy is Joule, so this really ought to be in kJ.I measure what I eat in kilocalories
Even people who use the metric system from birth, aren't always consequent. Most will use kcal, I'm sure. Not that anybody has any clue on how much it is...
Re:metric?
2shortplanks on 2003-12-09T18:08:27
The kilogram-calorie is a metric unit - it's not a S.I. unit, but it is metric - it's the energy required to raise 1kg of water in temperature 1K at standard room pressure.
