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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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why don't people say mega meters (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Your assumption that an imperial system is some kind of default tells us more about your limited worldview than about measurement units.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's a default because its older.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's quite the anglocentric view

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What language are we speaking right now?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

You think that's some kind of gotcha, gringo?