JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy a ton, and not a megagram?message-squaremessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down110
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhy a ton, and not a megagram?JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareShialac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWhen I imagine 1km I don’t imagine 1000 individual meters in my head, I imagine 1km
minus-squareXIIIesq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe point is that you can easily estimate a meter. Look to the horizon and estimate a kilometre and I’ll bet that your error is significant by comparison to your estimate of a meter. There is a big difference between imagining/understanding a concept and judging it accurately in the real world.
When I imagine 1km I don’t imagine 1000 individual meters in my head, I imagine 1km
The point is that you can easily estimate a meter.
Look to the horizon and estimate a kilometre and I’ll bet that your error is significant by comparison to your estimate of a meter.
There is a big difference between imagining/understanding a concept and judging it accurately in the real world.