someguy3@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).message-squaremessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1545arrow-down129
arrow-up1516arrow-down1message-squareA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).someguy3@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWe don’t use imperial in the US, we use US customary. Some units have different sizes in imperial. For example, a US pint is 16oz and an imperial pint is 20oz.
minus-squareJungleJim@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThat’s how they get you. They make the beer smaller.
We don’t use imperial in the US, we use US customary. Some units have different sizes in imperial. For example, a US pint is 16oz and an imperial pint is 20oz.
That’s how they get you. They make the beer smaller.