joel_feila@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agowhy don't people say mega metersmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squarewhy don't people say mega metersjoel_feila@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJojo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 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-squareUltraviolet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 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.