Originally Posted by
himespau
This whole having to say "food calories" every time I talk about energy storage with my students (for example comparing /g the energy stored in carbohydrates vs. lipids) is really annoying, but it's the only way to get it across to them. When I talk kcal or joules, it just doesn't sink in the way talking in terms of things they think about when dieting does.
Yeah. And when I teach Intro Earth Science and talk about temperature (for example, the putative 1.5 °C "tipping point"), I always have to point out the Fahrenheit equivalent.