▲ 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.
[–] maxwisecracks@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (4 children) in school in austria we teach dezimeter (tenth of a meter) permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Jedi@bolha.forum 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) decimeter is a good measure because one cubic decimeter (1 dm³) equals one liter ( 1L ) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] gigachad@feddit.de -8 points 2 years ago (3 children) *of water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Retiring@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago 1 cubic decimeter = 1 liter. Period. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tvkan@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) No, you're thinking of a kilogram. A liter and 1dm³ are identical. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gigachad@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Haha obviously, too early in the morning ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] satai@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 1dm^3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tvkan@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Ah jeez, thank you. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mkengine@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago No, volume dimensions are independent of what a specific volume is filled with. 1 liter of water is 1 cubic decimeter of water just as 1 liter of air is 1 cubic decimeter of air. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lord_Logjam@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm a chemistry teacher so I regularly use dm³ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Isn't that just a liter? permalink fedilink source parent [+] 737@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Decimeter is used in older American botany books for some reason. Only place I've ever seen it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jedi@bolha.forum 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) decimeter is a good measure because one cubic decimeter (1 dm³) equals one liter ( 1L ) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] gigachad@feddit.de -8 points 2 years ago (3 children) *of water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Retiring@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago 1 cubic decimeter = 1 liter. Period. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tvkan@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) No, you're thinking of a kilogram. A liter and 1dm³ are identical. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gigachad@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Haha obviously, too early in the morning ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] satai@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 1dm^3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tvkan@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Ah jeez, thank you. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mkengine@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago No, volume dimensions are independent of what a specific volume is filled with. 1 liter of water is 1 cubic decimeter of water just as 1 liter of air is 1 cubic decimeter of air. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] gigachad@feddit.de -8 points 2 years ago (3 children) *of water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Retiring@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago 1 cubic decimeter = 1 liter. Period. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tvkan@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) No, you're thinking of a kilogram. A liter and 1dm³ are identical. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gigachad@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Haha obviously, too early in the morning ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] satai@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 1dm^3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tvkan@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Ah jeez, thank you. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mkengine@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago No, volume dimensions are independent of what a specific volume is filled with. 1 liter of water is 1 cubic decimeter of water just as 1 liter of air is 1 cubic decimeter of air. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Retiring@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago 1 cubic decimeter = 1 liter. Period. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tvkan@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) No, you're thinking of a kilogram. A liter and 1dm³ are identical. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gigachad@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Haha obviously, too early in the morning ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] satai@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 1dm^3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tvkan@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Ah jeez, thank you. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gigachad@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Haha obviously, too early in the morning ;) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] satai@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 1dm^3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tvkan@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Ah jeez, thank you. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tvkan@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Ah jeez, thank you. Fixed it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mkengine@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago No, volume dimensions are independent of what a specific volume is filled with. 1 liter of water is 1 cubic decimeter of water just as 1 liter of air is 1 cubic decimeter of air. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lord_Logjam@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm a chemistry teacher so I regularly use dm³ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Isn't that just a liter? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] 737@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Decimeter is used in older American botany books for some reason. Only place I've ever seen it permalink fedilink source parent