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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by MayeulC on Friday November 18, 2022 @05:38PM (#33663561)
But do you use metric tonnes (1000 kg) and "metric" pints (½ litre, not actually metric, but in use for drinks in metric countries)?
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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by orf on Friday November 18, 2022 @05:41PM (#33663635)
Probably metric tonnes, not sure, it’s just “a lot” when it’s used colloquially. Pints are imperial for drinks, 568ml.
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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by nicoburns on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:32PM (#33665169)
We use metric tonnes.

For pints (only really used for beer and milk), we still use an imperial pint but it's officially specified in millilitres (568ml) and this will always be printed on packaging.

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