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by amalcon 7 days ago
Haha. Reminds me of how volt-amperes are technically the same unit as watts, but if you see VA in an electrical specification you know it means a different thing than it would if you saw W.
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om8 7 days ago
> volt-amperes are technically the same unit as watts

volt-amperes are joules

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gnabgib 7 days ago
Volt-amperes are watts... watts/second are joules

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt

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lefra 7 days ago
You got it backwards, Watts are Joules/second (or joules are Watt•second).
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om8 7 days ago
Oh, yes, you are right about watts. My bad
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Skunkleton 7 days ago
Watts * seconds are joules. Joules is a unit of energy. Watts are power.
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