TANSTAAFL58
Working the wood
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The Smoot is a true Engineering-based unit of measure, being based on an actual Engineer.Hmmmmmm, that seems to be more for those really smart people there at MIT and Hahhhhvahd.
Bananas please, for us plebes. It's all my poor brain can handle.
Nerd Alert: The BTU was created to get a "1" into a complex equation; the Specific Heat of water is 1 BTU per pound, or more precisely, 1 BTU is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a 1 pound-mass of water 1 Fahrenheit degree from 59.5°F to 60.5°F.