I've learned recently that there are adults who do not know that 1mL of water weighs 1g.

[darius@friend.camp]

I've learned recently that there are adults who do not know that 1mL of water weighs 1g. If you didn't before, now you know.

[darius@friend.camp]

I would posit that if you are the kind of person for whom "at standard temperature and pressure" matters in a statistically significant way, either due to the need for precision or the extreme environment in which you operate..... you probably don't need me to remind you that 1mL water weighs 1g

[rose_alibi@post.lurk.org]

@darius this is a delightful art experience of a statement without context

[rose_alibi@post.lurk.org]

@darius but also i have to remind myself all the time that most people's parents are not scientists and they therefore did not spend chunks of their childhood assisting with lab and or field work

[skinnylatte@hachyderm.io]

@rose_alibi @darius I know this because of math questions primarily in the metric system

[tuban_muzuru@ohai.social]

@skinnylatte @rose_alibi @darius

Dateline: Fort Sill 1977, Basic Training.

The US Army runs on metric. One hapless recruit simply can't get with the plan. He was made to stand outside the barracks, with his arms spread out, shouting:

"A meter is just about one yard ! "

He must have been out there an hour or so.