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Dead Men Tales: The Origin of the Btu

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The Origin of the Btu
In this episode, Dan Holohan tells the story of Thomas Tredgold, defining the British thermal unit, and why it pays to develop a healthy skepticism.
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Dan
Great stuff. Btw, engineers aren’t necessarily smarter than we are, they just have a more formal education whereas we got our ‘degrees’ via hands on education.
I, too, now like and respect them. I joined ASHRAE. It helps to walk a mile in their shoes.0 -
Headlight Fluid? and do you need a pyecost to pump it, or a henway to circulate it? Great story Dan.
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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