superkret ( superkret@feddit.org ) to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 years agoMakes more sense than the Imperial systemfeddit.orgimagemessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1325
arrow-up1325imageMakes more sense than the Imperial systemfeddit.orgsuperkret ( superkret@feddit.org ) to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squaresuperkret ( superkret@feddit.org ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-22 years agoSI units are fun! My car needs 7 liters of gas per 100 km. 7 liters / 100 km = 7 dm³ / 100 km = 0.007m³ / 100,000 m = 0.000007 m² = 0.07 mm² The question what this area represents is left as an exercise to the reader. Bonus trivia: The newest SI prefixes are only 2 years old: quetta (Q) = 1030 ronna (R) = 1027 ronto (r) = 10-27 quecto (q) = 10-30
minus-squaredwindling7373 ( dwindling7373@feddit.it ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-22 years agoThe area of the base of a tube as long as the lenght of travel that would contain the volume of gasoline needed to travel said distance.
minus-squareRivalarrival ( Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoGo go gadget dong!
minus-squaresushibowl ( sushibowl@feddit.nl ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years ago The question what this area represents is left as an exercise to the reader. https://what-if.xkcd.com/11/ is relevant.
SI units are fun!
My car needs 7 liters of gas per 100 km.
7 liters / 100 km =
7 dm³ / 100 km =
0.007m³ / 100,000 m =
0.000007 m² =
0.07 mm²
The question what this area represents is left as an exercise to the reader.
Bonus trivia: The newest SI prefixes are only 2 years old:
The area of the base of a tube as long as the lenght of travel that would contain the volume of gasoline needed to travel said distance.
Go go gadget dong!
https://what-if.xkcd.com/11/ is relevant.