• Slashme@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    We have a system of units based on factors of 1000. Why on earth wouldn’t one say “surpass 1 TW”? If they want important sounding numbers, they could say “a million megawatts”.

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      5 days ago

      sometimes things become standard I guess

      like driving 1000 kilometers for a trip or weighing 100 kilograms

      using 1000 kWh in your house