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BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

A metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).

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A metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).

BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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    We call it a metric tonne in Canada.

    There’s also short ton and long ton which have to be differentiated, but no one ever knows which one they are using.

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      How to measure like a Canadian

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        Damn, you guys might be worse than the British.

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          Something like this? How to measure like a Brit

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            I don’t think this is 100% accurate tbh

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      That’s because you only metricated 40y ago.

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