Re:4k tons of potatoes to be given away for free in Berlin
by Aaronmacaron on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:35PM
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TIL there are two units of measurement that are both called ton but confusingly are not the same as a ton. One is a tiny bit more than a ton (1.016 tons) and one is a bit less (0.907 tons). Apparently people use the prefixes long and short to differentiate them, at least that part is intuitive.
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Re:4k tons of potatoes to be given away for free in Berlin
by jojomodding on Thursday January 15, 2026 @09:12AM
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Well, three, the two you mentioned and the metric ton (1000 kg)