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by alangibson 1381 days ago
Yea, but power is Kraft.
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German "Kraft"[0] as physical term means "force" in English, while "power" translates as "Leistung"[1].

[0] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft

[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leistung_(Physik)

Honestly they get mixed up just like in English.

Kraftwerk for power plant, Kraftstoff for fuel. But then you have elektrische Leistung for electrical power.

He is probably thinking in sense of “Atomkraft”