Gork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 days agoA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down110
arrow-up1526arrow-down1external-linkA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up99·edit-217 days agoA tonne is 1000kg, any other measurement sounding like it is mental illness
minus-squareabominablecosmonaut44@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·17 days agoIsn’t that just a megagram?
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·17 days agoI think that’s a Decepticon.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·16 days 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-up5·16 days agoYou’re thinking of a mammogram , a maritime is a long-distance running event over a distance of about 42km.
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-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down7·17 days agoWe’re talking about a ton, not a tönnnèê
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-up1arrow-down1·11 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.
You’re thinking of a mammogram , a maritime is a long-distance running event over a distance of about 42km.
Yes
The British spelling also looks a bit mental to be honest. But I’m sure it’s France’s fault.
We’re talking about a ton, not a tönnnèê
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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