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[-] bleistift2@feddit.de 24 points 2 years ago

It’s not the measurement system’s fault people like to fall down two notches and use hundreds of milliliters instead. The same applies to decimeters. Most people use meters and centimeters for some reason.

[-] chellomere@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

At least in Sweden, decimeter and deciliter are very commonly used. They are rather convenient units of measurement.

[-] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Because the Swede is reasonable, unlike the Danes

[-] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago
[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Those actually originated in Germany but so did Danes, so potato/tomahto 🤷

They ARE quite lovely horses, though 😉

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Is that a joke about the unit called an are

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I wish I was that knowledgeable lol, but no. It's a joke about the number one downside of owning a great Dane: everyone and their mom commenting about their size by saying "that's not a dog, it's a horse!" 😁

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hey! I resemble that remark!

If you REALLY want to see how unreasonable we can be, look what we've done to those poor numbers!

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago
[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it's really bizarre 😄

[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

And megameters would be quite useful if we ever used them.

As would megagrams, but people insist on using tons/tonnes instead.

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

'Metric ton' just has a powerful cadence to it.

[-] Flumpkin@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

I require about 10 megajoules of energy each day to remain operational

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