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Re:First 100k KG Removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by ncmncm on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @07:49AM (#32237008)
The difference is negligible, in this use.
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Re:First 100k KG Removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by lloydatkinson on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @09:03AM (#32237674)
But there is still a difference. Metric is the standard now.
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Re:First 100k KG Removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by ncmncm on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @02:28PM (#32241995)
Doesn't matter. A metric ton of trash is exactly equal to an Imperial ton of trash, within the tolerance of the measuring device.
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