JackGreenEarth to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 10 months agoWhy a ton, and not a megagram?message-square100fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down110
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareWhy a ton, and not a megagram?JackGreenEarth to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 10 months agomessage-square100fedilink
minus-squareFuglyDucklinkfedilinkEnglish12•edit-210 months agoMega pints are more fun. Okay in all seriousness, though, the “ton” has been in use for far longer than the gram or the metric system .
minus-squareBernie EcclestonedlinkfedilinkEnglish6•10 months agoThe fuck ton being the oldest example
minus-squareGreatAlbatrosslinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoNext time I’m at a pub that does megapints, I’ll ask how they managed to squeeze 10^6 pints in a 2 pint glass.
minus-squareFuglyDucklinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoBeerspace. It’s like pocket space, but for beer.
Mega pints are more fun.
Okay in all seriousness, though, the “ton” has been in use for far longer than the gram or the metric system .
The fuck ton being the oldest example
Next time I’m at a pub that does megapints, I’ll ask how they managed to squeeze 10^6 pints in a 2 pint glass.
Beerspace. It’s like pocket space, but for beer.