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Re:Choice on Units of Measurement: Markings and Sales [pdf] by lokedhs on Saturday June 04, 2022 @01:28AM (#31617278)
That's why there is the decimetre. For some reason I've noticed it's not that common here in Singapore, but back in Sweden where I grew up, it's used all the time.
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Re:Choice on Units of Measurement: Markings and Sales [pdf] by mytailorisrich on Saturday June 04, 2022 @03:40AM (#31617980)
Globally the decimetre is really only used for volumes via the cubic decimetre aka litre.
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Re:Choice on Units of Measurement: Markings and Sales [pdf] by lokedhs on Thursday June 09, 2022 @11:18PM (#31689586)
That's very weird, since it's such a useful unit. I've also noticed that the decilitre also seems to be underused outside of Sweden.
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