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  of course a liter isn’t 1 cubic meter. it’s 1000cc, while a cubic meter is 1,000,000cc. that’s just math. There’s only one definition of million, because “mil” means thousandth. Also, the metric system generally uses Joules rather than calories. A Joule is the energy it takes to exert a force of 1 Newton over the distance of 1 meter. An example would be lifting about 102 grams up 1 meter. These non-metric units that science uses all the time are conveniences based on constants we can measu...