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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

why don't people say mega meters

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why don't people say mega meters

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

How come people say 5,000 km and not 5 Mm?
why not just say millions of meters or Mega meters?

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Your assumption that an imperial system is some kind of default tells us more about your limited worldview than about measurement units.
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  It’s a default because its older.
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    That’s quite the anglocentric view
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      What language are we speaking right now?
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        You think that’s some kind of gotcha, gringo?

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