Comment on why don't people say mega meters
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 10 months agoYes, I think it’s a question of use. I can’t think of many examples where you would quickly need to know the measurement to the nearest Mm. Maybe if for some reason you deal with a lot of lunar orbits? Diameters of exoplanets?
Any earth distances we need to know with greater precision, and any stellar distances are probably better measured in light years, etc.
southernbrewer@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Odometer readings
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 10 months ago
“I’ve driven 112.326 megameters” takes the same amount of time to say as 112,326 kilometers. 🤷♂️