▲ 512 ▼ A metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg). (lemmy.ca) submitted 2 years ago by someguy3@lemmy.ca to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 166 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ALERT@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) lbs = elbows? 2 thousand human elbows?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 17 points 2 years ago Yes. Jesus, why can't Europeans educate themselves on real measurements! We measure in feet and bald eagles for distance. We measure in shotgun shells, elbows and pounds for weight. We measure in ATNT for temperature. That's Ambient Truck Nut Temperature, which is the temperature of a pair of truck nuts after driving for 80 bald eagles at 40 bald eagles per Active Shooter Warning, at sea level on a Wednesday. It's not complicated. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grozzle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago it's from the Latin "libra", for balance, like a set of scales. the £ symbol for pounds as in money is a stylised L for the same reason! etymology lesson over, imperial/customary gtfo resumes. metric ftw. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 17 points 2 years ago Yes. Jesus, why can't Europeans educate themselves on real measurements! We measure in feet and bald eagles for distance. We measure in shotgun shells, elbows and pounds for weight. We measure in ATNT for temperature. That's Ambient Truck Nut Temperature, which is the temperature of a pair of truck nuts after driving for 80 bald eagles at 40 bald eagles per Active Shooter Warning, at sea level on a Wednesday. It's not complicated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grozzle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago it's from the Latin "libra", for balance, like a set of scales. the £ symbol for pounds as in money is a stylised L for the same reason! etymology lesson over, imperial/customary gtfo resumes. metric ftw. permalink fedilink source parent