Gork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1546arrow-down19
arrow-up1537arrow-down1external-linkA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up100·edit-25 months agoA tonne is 1000kg, any other measurement sounding like it is mental illness
minus-squareabominablecosmonaut44@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·5 months agoIsn’t that just a megagram?
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·5 months agoI think that’s a Decepticon.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months 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-up5·5 months agoYou’re thinking of a mammogram , a maritime is a long-distance running event over a distance of about 42km.
minus-squareaulin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoThe British spelling also looks a bit mental to be honest. But I’m sure it’s France’s fault.
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down7·5 months agoWe’re talking about a ton, not a tönnnèê
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-24 days agoRemoved by mod
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months 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-up2arrow-down1·5 months agokilogram isn’t a base unit, the gram is like, look at the word kilogram
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 months 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
Removed by mod
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