joel_feila@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 months agowhy don't people say mega metersmessage-squaremessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1164arrow-down1message-squarewhy don't people say mega metersjoel_feila@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square72fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoApparently they were going to use gram for what we now call kg, but decided to make it kg. I expect it’s because we used grams so much for food.
Apparently they were going to use gram for what we now call kg, but decided to make it kg. I expect it’s because we used grams so much for food.