JackGreenEarth to No Stupid Questions • 1 year agoWhy a ton, and not a megagram?message-square99fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down110
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minus-squareFuglyDucklinkEnglish12•edit-21 year agoMega pints are more fun. Okay in all seriousness, though, the “ton” has been in use for far longer than the gram or the metric system .
minus-squareGreatAlbatrosslinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoNext time I’m at a pub that does megapints, I’ll ask how they managed to squeeze 10^6 pints in a 2 pint glass.
Mega pints are more fun.
Okay in all seriousness, though, the “ton” has been in use for far longer than the gram or the metric system .
The fuck ton being the oldest example
Next time I’m at a pub that does megapints, I’ll ask how they managed to squeeze 10^6 pints in a 2 pint glass.
Beerspace. It’s like pocket space, but for beer.