Re:3D metal printing is about to go mainstream
by CupOfJava on Monday July 31, 2017 @12:47PM
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This article coincidentally is an exception! A ton is the right order of magnitude:
The US Treasury says that $1 million in $100 bills weights 22 lbs[1].
The $115 million that they raised in the last few months would weigh about 2200 lbs.
[1] http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=441929
edit: grammar
Re:3D metal printing is about to go mainstream
by ChuckMcM on Monday July 31, 2017 @05:40PM
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Epic win on the weight conversion :-)
Re:3D metal printing is about to go mainstream
by ClintEhrlich on Monday July 31, 2017 @12:36PM
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Strictly speaking, a "plethora" should be an excessive amount of something.
It still might work in this context though, if you think the company has raised too much capital...
Re:3D metal printing is about to go mainstream
by danudey on Monday July 31, 2017 @01:46PM
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Well technically, a plethora is a 'large or excessive amount of something', so I think in this case it works, though it feels a little sesquipedalian.
Re:3D metal printing is about to go mainstream
by ClintEhrlich on Monday July 31, 2017 @05:34PM
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The entry you linked to agrees with my definition:
"Strictly, a plethora is not just an abundance of something, it is an excessive amount."
Re:3D metal printing is about to go mainstream
by Dude2018 on Monday July 31, 2017 @12:41PM
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We are in the superlative bubble.
Re:3D metal printing is about to go mainstream
by PhasmaFelis on Monday July 31, 2017 @02:03PM
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"Epic win"
> ...Desktop Metal's Studio machines are also a ton more practical to have in an office.
> But there's a ton of metal options...
I'm guilty of this too, but I think there are more ways to describe a plethora of items than "a ton". Unless, of course, there are actually 2000lbs worth.