joel_feila@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agowhy don't people say mega metersmessage-squaremessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1168arrow-down1message-squarewhy don't people say mega metersjoel_feila@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square75linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresomeguy3linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoNot much need to use Mm, it doesn’t come up very often. So when it does it’s easier to use thousands of km so as to not confuse people with “another” measurement.
minus-squareebclinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWe routinely count vehicle odometers in thousands of kilometers, AKA Megameters. I’d say it’s a common enough measurement to popularize Megameters
Not much need to use Mm, it doesn’t come up very often. So when it does it’s easier to use thousands of km so as to not confuse people with “another” measurement.
We routinely count vehicle odometers in thousands of kilometers, AKA Megameters. I’d say it’s a common enough measurement to popularize Megameters
That really doesn’t come up often enough.