BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).message-squaremessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down126
arrow-up1494arrow-down1message-squareA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square145fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoThere is metric ton and this imperial shit. And thanks to metric being highly systematic, “Mg” (megagrams) is actually correct - “ton” is just a shorthand.
There is metric ton and this imperial shit. And thanks to metric being highly systematic, “Mg” (megagrams) is actually correct - “ton” is just a shorthand.