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		VikingCoder 18 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 ho... If "kg" is the fundamental unit of mass, then honestly, why isn't a gram referred to as a "millikilogram"?

kitku 18 days ago [–]

Reminds me of the protest in the Shenanigans and Gimmicks part of this project: https://gre-v-el.github.io/Dimensional-Calculator/

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