▲ 135 ▼ Are metric measurements like decameters and hectometers ever used? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Snowman44@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 94 comments fedilink hide all child comments I've learned about them in school, but I've never heard anyone say something is 8 decameters long or anything like that. I'm an American.
[–] mrmule@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sweden uses decimeters and deciliters permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] H4mi@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) And hectograms. We just shorten it to ”hekto” though. It’s how we buy stuff from the deli. ”2 hekto salami please”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The silly Austrians would ask for "20 Deka Salami, bitte." It's weird. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sweden is also the only country in the world to have a sensible use of the word 'miles' (or 'mil' in Swedish): 10km = 1 mil They use this a lot when speaking of travel distances longer than 20km. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago In Canada anything over 20km is referenced as time. "it's about an hour drive" permalink fedilink source parent [–] LostGuide@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Sweden also uses mil for distance, which is 10^4 meters (10 km) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] H4mi@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) And hectograms. We just shorten it to ”hekto” though. It’s how we buy stuff from the deli. ”2 hekto salami please”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The silly Austrians would ask for "20 Deka Salami, bitte." It's weird. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The silly Austrians would ask for "20 Deka Salami, bitte." It's weird. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sweden is also the only country in the world to have a sensible use of the word 'miles' (or 'mil' in Swedish): 10km = 1 mil They use this a lot when speaking of travel distances longer than 20km. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago In Canada anything over 20km is referenced as time. "it's about an hour drive" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago In Canada anything over 20km is referenced as time. "it's about an hour drive" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LostGuide@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago Sweden also uses mil for distance, which is 10^4 meters (10 km) permalink fedilink source parent