Gork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1539
arrow-up1539external-linkA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up100·edit-21 year agoA tonne is 1000kg, any other measurement sounding like it is mental illness
minus-squareabominablecosmonaut44@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·1 year agoIsn’t that just a megagram?
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 year agoI think that’s a Decepticon.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYour thinking of Megatron, a megagramme is an x-ray photograph of breast tissue, in order to screen for breast cancer.
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoYou’re thinking of a mammogram , a maritime is a long-distance running event over a distance of about 42km.
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoWe’re talking about a ton, not a tönnnèê
minus-squareaulin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoThe British spelling also looks a bit mental to be honest. But I’m sure it’s France’s fault.
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI’m just mad kg is the base unit, inconsistent with the rest. The prefixes for mass are all wrong (in my opinion). Bring back the Grave. For example then a joule could be G m2 s-2, no prefixes 🥹 (I dunno what the symbol for Grave would be)
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agokilogram isn’t a base unit, the gram is like, look at the word kilogram
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoYou’d think so, but unfortunately no: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_base_unit Edit: For example a 1 Joule is kg m2 s-2
A tonne is 1000kg, any other measurement sounding like it is mental illness
Isn’t that just a megagram?
I think that’s a Decepticon.
Your thinking of Megatron, a megagramme is an x-ray photograph of breast tissue, in order to screen for breast cancer.
You’re thinking of a mammogram , a maritime is a long-distance running event over a distance of about 42km.
Yes
We’re talking about a ton, not a tönnnèê
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The British spelling also looks a bit mental to be honest. But I’m sure it’s France’s fault.
I’m just mad kg is the base unit, inconsistent with the rest. The prefixes for mass are all wrong (in my opinion).
Bring back the Grave.
For example then a joule could be G m2 s-2, no prefixes 🥹 (I dunno what the symbol for Grave would be)
kilogram isn’t a base unit, the gram is
like, look at the word kilogram
You’d think so, but unfortunately no: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_base_unit
Edit: For example a 1 Joule is kg m2 s-2