▲ 519 ▼ A metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg). (lemmy.ca) submitted 3 years ago by someguy3@lemmy.ca to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 167 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kethal@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I see what you mean. That is just as arbitrary as using the Earth's size or any other reference. There's nothing special about a year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Touché My ignorance shows it's ugly face again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] accidental@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago it's a hard thing for me to wrap my head around, but it's cool when you think about it: there's actually no possible shared reference; even with atomic clocks, based solely on the bouncing of cesium atoms ticking away, the distance travelled is dependent on acceleration in your reference frame. relativity really is! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Touché My ignorance shows it's ugly face again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] accidental@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago it's a hard thing for me to wrap my head around, but it's cool when you think about it: there's actually no possible shared reference; even with atomic clocks, based solely on the bouncing of cesium atoms ticking away, the distance travelled is dependent on acceleration in your reference frame. relativity really is! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] accidental@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago it's a hard thing for me to wrap my head around, but it's cool when you think about it: there's actually no possible shared reference; even with atomic clocks, based solely on the bouncing of cesium atoms ticking away, the distance travelled is dependent on acceleration in your reference frame. relativity really is! permalink fedilink source parent