JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy a ton, and not a megagram?message-squaremessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down17
arrow-up1138arrow-down1message-squareWhy a ton, and not a megagram?JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squaregrandel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoMetric citizin here, nobody uses “miles” here. We just go with the metric system: 1000 metres = 1 kilometre We use the wording from your example “i live 22 kilometres from town”
minus-squareDeestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThat’s fine and I believe that is true for your country or region. Though remember there are other metric countries. E.g. the nordics still stick to it. https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil
minus-squareDelphia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoInteresting trivia piece is that in swimming and running the 1500m is sometimes refered to as a “metric mile” because a mile is 1600ish.
Metric citizin here, nobody uses “miles” here. We just go with the metric system:
1000 metres = 1 kilometre
We use the wording from your example “i live 22 kilometres from town”
That’s fine and I believe that is true for your country or region. Though remember there are other metric countries. E.g. the nordics still stick to it.
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil
That’s not a mile.
Interesting trivia piece is that in swimming and running the 1500m is sometimes refered to as a “metric mile” because a mile is 1600ish.