On Apr 12, 10:01 pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"harry" wrote

A gallon of water wieghs around 10 pounds.
Every pound of water takes 1BTU to raise it 1deg Fah.
There are 3412 Btu in I Kwh.
There yah go. Doncha wish you was metric like us over here?

The news has been full of stories about how Americans are gaining weight. I
never realized how bad it was until now. Even water has gained a coupe of
pounds since I was in school.

Andy comments:

Maybe the OP was talking about metric pounds, which are about 25%
heavier...

Andy in Eureka, Texas ..... where everything
is 25% bigger.