JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhy a ton, and not a megagram?message-squaremessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down111
arrow-up1149arrow-down1message-squareWhy a ton, and not a megagram?JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareShialac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoWhen I imagine 1km I don’t imagine 1000 individual meters in my head, I imagine 1km
minus-squareXIIIesq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoThe point is that you can easily estimate a meter. Look to the horizon and estimate a kilometre and I’ll bet that your error is significant by comparison to your estimate of a meter. There is a big difference between imagining/understanding a concept and judging it accurately in the real world.
When I imagine 1km I don’t imagine 1000 individual meters in my head, I imagine 1km
The point is that you can easily estimate a meter.
Look to the horizon and estimate a kilometre and I’ll bet that your error is significant by comparison to your estimate of a meter.
There is a big difference between imagining/understanding a concept and judging it accurately in the real world.