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Quote from: Geezer on 11/03/2010 06:26:02Exactly! The "tonne" should be abolished.It would be much less confusing if it were called the meglokilowotsitgram or something.Yes, Megagram. An actual unit of measure, abbreviated "Mg". 1 Mg = 1,000 kg = 1 tonne.
Exactly! The "tonne" should be abolished.It would be much less confusing if it were called the meglokilowotsitgram or something.
Quote from: DiscoverDave on 11/03/2010 15:13:28Quote from: Geezer on 11/03/2010 06:26:02Exactly! The "tonne" should be abolished.It would be much less confusing if it were called the meglokilowotsitgram or something.Yes, Megagram. An actual unit of measure, abbreviated "Mg". 1 Mg = 1,000 kg = 1 tonne. There you go! Of course, we know some twit in a hospital is going to get confused and attempt to give 10 Mg of some medication. Hopefully not rectally. Maybe we should just stick with tonnes []