Gork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 days agoA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1517
arrow-up1517imageA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up94·edit-217 days agoA tonne is 1000kg, any other measurement sounding like it is mental illness
minus-squareabominablecosmonaut44@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70·17 days agoIsn’t that just a megagram?
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·17 days agoI think that’s a Decepticon.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days agoYour thinking of Megatron, a megagramme is an x-ray photograph of breast tissue, in order to screen for breast cancer.
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·17 days agoWe’re talking about a ton, not a tönnnèê
minus-squareaulin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·16 days agoThe British spelling also looks a bit mental to be honest. But I’m sure it’s France’s fault.
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 days 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-up1·11 days agokilogram isn’t a base unit, the gram is like, look at the word kilogram
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-211 days 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.
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