It's plausible that it's talking about electrical energy (Escalator, Lift etc) rather than physical. Though yeah I get where you're coming from, would bother me also.
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Y'all are taking this sign too literally. It's pretty common to refer to electricity more generally as "energy."
3 common words for electricity and the most sensible one is the least used
Isn’t it “cal” vs “kcal” (kilocalories), as in 1000cal?
Yes. The “kilogram calorie” is just confidently incorrect shit.
Technically, yeah, 1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 1000 calories (cal), but in a lot of places (e.g. Americuh), we use the "Calorie" (with a capital C) in place of the kilocalorie.
In other words:
1 kilocalorie = 1 Calorie = 1000 calories
(1 kcal = 1 Cal = 1000 cal)
Yes, it is exactly as stupid as it sounds.
That’s why they can’t have nice things
Trust me, I wish we made more sense. It would make my life a hell of a lot easier. Lol.
Not being bothered by stuff like this seems to be one of the reasons people start using terms that are actually wrong instead of just ambiguous. Like 2K to describe QHD.
I will never let that one go.
Wow, at the beginning I thought you were joking
I wish I were joking. Lol.
Correct, but more to use kJ (kiloJoule) wich is the right physical unit.
I think they mean electrical energy
The sign is clearly made by a layperson who is using colloquialisms (colloquials? General terms for concepts they don't fully understand).
The intent of the sign is also pretty clear. One option you burn calories (seen as good since most people don't move enough) and the other you don't. They also tried to tie in (electrical) energy conservation for the people that care about it.
Why not make an improved sign and replace it of it bothers you so much? Or, don't let a sign bother you when the intent is clear and the message is likely understood by most people.
At the end of the day it's a sign trying to get people to exercise more, which I think most could agree is useful.
I'm honestly more upset by kilogram calories in the explanation. But who knows. Maybe that's how they do it somewhere.
Yeah sign is clear as mud.
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