• kbotc@lemmy.world
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      9 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.