ickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoTiddies are nice but the metric system is betterlemmy.worldimagemessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up1858arrow-down110
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minus-squarekahjtheundedicated@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 days agoDeka and Hecto are the metric system’s unloved children
minus-squaremumblerfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoHecto used to be popular in sweden until like 2000 or so, when it came to food. Especially candy and charcuterie were priced and ordered in “hekto” (the “gram” dropped in speech).
minus-squareAxolotl.cpp@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoHecto is very used in Italy with food “I’d like 3 hectos of ham, sir” Deka is too small to be useful tbh, maybe it’s used with medicines or drugs?
Deka and Hecto are the metric system’s unloved children
Hecto used to be popular in sweden until like 2000 or so, when it came to food. Especially candy and charcuterie were priced and ordered in “hekto” (the “gram” dropped in speech).
Hecto is very used in Italy with food “I’d like 3 hectos of ham, sir”
Deka is too small to be useful tbh, maybe it’s used with medicines or drugs?