someguy3@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).message-squaremessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up1545arrow-down130
arrow-up1515arrow-down1message-squareA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).someguy3@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoThere is metric ton and this imperial shit. And thanks to metric being highly systematic, “Mg” (megagrams) is actually correct - “ton” is just a shorthand.
There is metric ton and this imperial shit. And thanks to metric being highly systematic, “Mg” (megagrams) is actually correct - “ton” is just a shorthand.