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Originally Posted by pdurrant
So, how much energy does it take to raise the temperature of a pint of water by 3 degress Farenheit?
It takes 3000J to raise the temperature of 1 litre of water by 3 degrees Celcius.
I win. The metric system wins too!
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Let's see: 8 pints in a gallon = 1/8 of a British Thermal Unit (BTU) * 3 = 3/8 of a BTU = 0.375 BTU.
I win and the customary system counterwins.
Now for Post 3: I arrived in Germany and I'm looking forward to some great beer.