Comment on Why a ton, and not a megagram?
supercriticalcheese@feddit.it 1 year agoThe official definition of a 1,000 kg is Mg but it’s not very frequently used in practice. Mostly because use of metric tonnes was already diffused
Keep in mind that there is more than just SI units used in Europe in the past. For example if you read through an old thermodynamics textbook in Italian it is likely to use a lot calories and often the CGS system (centimeter grams second and calories).
CGS system (centimeter grams second and calories).
For the pleasure to be pedantic, the proper CGS energy unit is the erg, not calorie.
But indeed, even in France, home of the metric, you’ll find people using some customary unit (Calories, or pounds) and even some US units like inches for computer-screen and feet for powered airplanes altitude, and then a shit ton of approximation
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Sure. I’ve grown up with that stuff. And we also get our weather forecast in celsius each day. You don’t even have to open an old textbook for that.