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[–] hswolf@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

why use decimals when you can use the... you know, actual weight of the thing?

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How is saying “this weighs .25 kg“ not using the “actual weight of the thing”?

[–] hswolf@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago

I get what you mean, but its adding a useless complexity layer.

If the thing always is smaller than, for example, a kilogram, just use the next measurement unit, a gram. 100g, 200g, 500g, etc.

It's true the other way around, if the thing is always bigger than, for example, a kilogram, use it as is. 1kg, 1.5kg, 4kg, 6.2kg.

For ease of comparison, always use the most significant unit.