Herpes-in-space

Herpes-in-space t1_j2ddy34 wrote

Calories are the unit of measuring heat energy. You should actually light a peanut on fire and light a dried piece of cabbage on fire.

Which one burns hotter, brighter, longer? This is actually the test they do in the lab to figure out calories, using a device called a bomb calorimeter.

It's chemical energy just like gasoline in your car. Not all gas is the same octane.

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Herpes-in-space t1_ixolob4 wrote

Right, say we're in Herpinastan and I own a salt mine. You own a beef buillion cube company and need salt. Maybe local market conditions dictate you can pay $1 per pound of salt, but Americans will pay $6 per pound if we call it Herpina Sea Salt.

My salt would be exported and you may need to import some.

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