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[–] majiks@lemm.ee 48 points 4 days ago (6 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago

What, you don't use kilopounds?

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The figure obviously started as 500kg, and then the Americans got to it.

[–] amon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Americans know what kilo means?!?!

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Half a ton, if you really want to stick to imperial...

What next? Centigallons? Megafurlongs?

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

My car gets 30 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it!

[–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

K is common short hand for a thousand.

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Depends on gravity

[–] majiks@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes, but generally with SI units (and bytes).

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

And currency, and people, and just things in general.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It goes by kip in more professional settings, but yes.

[–] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yep. Lots of kip feet numbers in engineering. Moments are everywhere and they usually dominate.

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's really shitty writing by someone who probably got the job for favors.

Just say 1,000...