@joel_feila to Showerthoughts • 9 months agowhy don't people say mega metersmessage-square75arrow-up1174arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareJojolinkfedilink1•9 months agoI’ve seen megameters used in the context of astronomical distances, but not terrestrial ones. I think terrestrially, the familiarity of kilometers helps with a sense of scale.
minus-square@UltravioletlinkEnglish1•9 months agoThe beauty of the metric system is you don’t lose a sense of scale from using a higher unit because you can intuitively know 1Mm is 1000km.
I’ve seen megameters used in the context of astronomical distances, but not terrestrial ones. I think terrestrially, the familiarity of kilometers helps with a sense of scale.
The beauty of the metric system is you don’t lose a sense of scale from using a higher unit because you can intuitively know 1Mm is 1000km.