[Sca-cooks] OT:new question

[Avraham haRofeh of Northpass]

> The definition of a "calorie" is in fact the the amount of heat that is
> required to raise X amount of water one degree Celsius. As far as I
remember,
> the temperature of the water is not specified. It's been too long for me
to
> remember the value of "X".

Specifically, a true calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise one
milliliter of water from 4C to 5C. A "food calorie" (or "Calorie", with a
capital C) is actually 1 kilocalorie. Similarly, a British Thermal Unit is
the amount of energy needed to raise 1 British pound of water by one degree
Fahrenheit.

Avraham

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