▲ 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
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How many 39 ft rails do you need to build a 100 mile railroad? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why on Earth would I ever do that? If I was a rail engineer, I would have a chart (or a calculator if its past the year 1980) Can you divide 1000 by 39 quickly and easily? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) It’s called an example. Want another one? How many laps do you need to run on a 400 m track to run a 10k? How many people can you serve with your 2.5 kg steak if everybody needs to get a 250 g steak? Need more? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee -5 points 2 years ago Heres the thing, your examples suck because there are no good examples. Almost no one needs to make conversions in their daily lives and those that do have charts and calculators. Life is not a math problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why on Earth would I ever do that? If I was a rail engineer, I would have a chart (or a calculator if its past the year 1980) Can you divide 1000 by 39 quickly and easily? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) It’s called an example. Want another one? How many laps do you need to run on a 400 m track to run a 10k? How many people can you serve with your 2.5 kg steak if everybody needs to get a 250 g steak? Need more? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee -5 points 2 years ago Heres the thing, your examples suck because there are no good examples. Almost no one needs to make conversions in their daily lives and those that do have charts and calculators. Life is not a math problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) It’s called an example. Want another one? How many laps do you need to run on a 400 m track to run a 10k? How many people can you serve with your 2.5 kg steak if everybody needs to get a 250 g steak? Need more? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee -5 points 2 years ago Heres the thing, your examples suck because there are no good examples. Almost no one needs to make conversions in their daily lives and those that do have charts and calculators. Life is not a math problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee -5 points 2 years ago Heres the thing, your examples suck because there are no good examples. Almost no one needs to make conversions in their daily lives and those that do have charts and calculators. Life is not a math problem. permalink fedilink source parent