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Re:Asteroid lost 1M kilograms after collision with DART spac... by BurningFrog on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @11:03PM (#34991864)
"1000 tons" in common language.
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Re:Asteroid lost 1M kilograms after collision with DART spac... by shirro on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @11:34PM (#34992056)
1000 tonnes. Though using the base units is never wrong and I generally prefer it. In common language a ton can be a short ton (US) or long ton(UK) though I am sure they are all well within the margin of error.
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Re:Asteroid lost 1M kilograms after collision with DART spac... by ben_w on Thursday March 02, 2023 @03:50AM (#34993525)
Unlike gallons, which causes endless confusion when comparing UK and US fuel efficiencies.
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Re:Asteroid lost 1M kilograms after collision with DART spac... by Isolus on Thursday March 02, 2023 @04:09AM (#34993647)
In a lot of other countries in common language a ton is a metric ton.
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