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minus-squarehswolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months agowhy use decimals when you can use the… you know, actual weight of the thing?
minus-squarebleistift2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoHow is saying “this weighs .25 kg“ not using the “actual weight of the thing”?
minus-squarehswolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·3 months 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.
why use decimals when you can use the… you know, actual weight of the thing?
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.