superkret@feddit.org to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-210 个月前Makes more sense than the Imperial systemfeddit.orgimagemessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up1625arrow-down117
arrow-up1608arrow-down1imageMakes more sense than the Imperial systemfeddit.orgsuperkret@feddit.org to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-210 个月前message-square51linkfedilink
minus-squareBluesF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·10 个月前I think he’s proposing a skele-ton which is 0.01 tons, (i.e. 10kg), not a skelegram which is 10,000g. A skele-gram in this case would be 0.01g.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 个月前Well a metric tonne is based on a prefix, so a prefix to that is a double prefix. Skelemegagram to suit that situation which is the wrong way to do it.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 个月前where’s the prefix in “ton”/“tonne”?
I think he’s proposing a skele-ton which is 0.01 tons, (i.e. 10kg), not a skelegram which is 10,000g. A skele-gram in this case would be 0.01g.
Well a metric tonne is based on a prefix, so a prefix to that is a double prefix. Skelemegagram to suit that situation which is the wrong way to do it.
Sure, but the joke is skele-ton
where’s the prefix in “ton”/“tonne”?