someguy3 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).message-squaremessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1545arrow-down129
arrow-up1516arrow-down1message-squareA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).someguy3 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squaretunetardislinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI remember in some old astronomy textbooks they used units based on CGS (cm-g-s) as opposed to MKS (m-kg-s). It was pretty weird, as they had terms to go with that system like dynes instead of newtons for force. But at least it wasn’t imperial.
I remember in some old astronomy textbooks they used units based on CGS (cm-g-s) as opposed to MKS (m-kg-s). It was pretty weird, as they had terms to go with that system like dynes instead of newtons for force. But at least it wasn’t imperial.