r/dankmemes Dec 05 '24

meta haha America haha

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u/I_Conquer Dec 05 '24

Ok but counterpoints:

  1. Europeans don’t use tons.

  2. A ton is like 14 Europeans (or 12 Americans).

  3. Since most people on Reddit are bots, it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that there are only 28 Europeans and 24 Americans on Reddit (note that to have two or more tone, these are the minimal amounts of each).

  4. There is at least one Canadian. I know ‘cause I’m him. I do not weigh a ton.

  5. Please don’t poke fun at Canada, we got problems right now.

  6. I’m sorry.

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u/Yurasi_ Dec 05 '24
  1. Europeans don’t use tons.

We do.... 1 metric ton is 1000 kg.

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u/cf001759 Dec 05 '24

Why not a megagram? Seems like its breaking the pattern.

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u/Yurasi_ Dec 05 '24

Probably because it was easier to redefine already established big unit than to push for use of new one in logistics. Also at this point it is better to have new set of units than continue with adding more of same pattern, so we have also kilotonnes and megatonnes. I don't even have idea what those would be as -gram. And tonne is so detached from regular units of mass that it actually makes it easier to visualize.