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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months 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).

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

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That’s because you only metricated 40y ago.

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