Obligatory Common mistakes when using the metric system
Finally found where they store all the excess
Submitted 1 year ago by Mickey7@lemmy.world to [deleted]
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/80c7851b-faaf-44cb-9c44-b0d9ac92fa9e.png
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ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 year ago
threeonefour@piefed.ca 1 year ago
Oh they meant CUbic Meter. 1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters. So they should have put 1250 kL or 1,250,000 L
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 year ago
The correct abbreviation for cubic meters is “m³”. Kiloliters are discouraged, and where I’m from “l” or “𝑙” is preferred to “L”.
manny_stillwagon@mander.xyz 1 year ago
Coming from an astronomy background, I can tell you that abso-fucking-lutely no one is going to use zettameters instead of kiloparsecs. If I tried to use that in a paper or talk people would think I was insane, and then demand I convert it to kPc.
And they would be right to do so since kPc is an immediately understandable distance (to astronomers). One parsec is roughly the distance between stars. So one kiloparsec tells me something is about 1000 star-distances across. Easy. I have no idea what a zettameter is. I like consistent rules as much as the next guy, but sometimes you have to make accommodations for things that are actually useful instead of the “strictly correct” option that is useful to no one.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 year ago
It’s a suggested rule, which Nayuki knows are controversial. And I don’t 100% agree with her either, for example I prefer “𝑙” to “L”.
expatriado@lemmy.world 1 year ago
they used sqm as an example of ad hoc abbreviation, i was hoping to see cum, they had one job
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 year ago
It’s more common, and as for badly abbreviated cubic units, “cc” (as in motor volume) takes the top spot (and is listed as deprecated, which I think is the lesser problem compared to not being written as cm^3^).
kibiz0r@midwest.social 1 year ago
Fun fact: You may think “Tank-No2” means it’s the “number 2” tank. Nope. It’s actually the tank for November 2nd.
coherent_domain@infosec.pub 1 year ago
#NoNutNovemberGoneWild
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
I’m impressed by their operational efficiency. Here they are, making it happen 365 days per year. Someone deserves a raise.
zeropointone@lemmy.world 1 year ago
[deleted]monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I just call it your mom. ~sorry 🤭~
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
And I thought the cum box was bad.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s the familiar receptive from when I tried to donate sperm.
They said I was a cancer risk though 😣 I hope they disposed of it properly.
Mickey7@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I also donated at that location. It took me longer than usual because I’m a bit afraid of heights
icelimit@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
I bet I should do an anxious wank there.
xavier666@lemmy.umucat.day 1 year ago
I know where this tank is located
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 1 year ago
So this is where the lost gallons go
altphoto@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Its located in Allphandoor home of the allphaking. What people do there result in the contents of that tank. They do it a lot!
Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Slightly NSFW link still on YouTube still somehow: You only get a bucket and half
HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Whoever decided to abbreviate cubic meters into cum was one funny motherfucker. I appreciate their work everytime I’m stuck in traffic behind a truck hauling a shipping container.
NightmareQueenJune@lemmy.world 1 year ago
First time I saw this, I needed a hot minute to understand what it’s supposed to mean.