JackGreenEarth to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 2 years agoWhy a ton, and not a megagram?message-square101fedilinkarrow-up1161
arrow-up1161message-squareWhy a ton, and not a megagram?JackGreenEarth to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareFuglyDucklinkfedilinkEnglish13•edit-22 years 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-squareGreatAlbatrosslinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years 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•2 years 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.