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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoHow is saying “this weighs .25 kg“ not using the “actual weight of the thing”?
minus-squarehswolflinkfedilink-2•1 month agoI get what you mean, but its adding a useless complexity layer. If the thing always is smaller than, for example, a kilogram, just use the next measurement unit, a gram. 100g, 200g, 500g, etc. It’s true the other way around, if the thing is always bigger than, for example, a kilogram, use it as is. 1kg, 1.5kg, 4kg, 6.2kg. For ease of comparison, always use the most significant unit.
How is saying “this weighs .25 kg“ not using the “actual weight of the thing”?
I get what you mean, but its adding a useless complexity layer.
If the thing always is smaller than, for example, a kilogram, just use the next measurement unit, a gram. 100g, 200g, 500g, etc.
It’s true the other way around, if the thing is always bigger than, for example, a kilogram, use it as is. 1kg, 1.5kg, 4kg, 6.2kg.
For ease of comparison, always use the most significant unit.