GoorooGaming Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 I don't understand the units of measure in this game. The Kg I understand, but what is "t"? Is that a unit? Then, how many kilograms are in a unit? Is it a ton? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLance Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 t is tonne, or ton depending on where you live. it is made of 1000kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argelle Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 t is for ton (1000 kg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoorooGaming Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoorooGaming Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 That sure is a lot of Klei! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickrush Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Background and explanation of the Metric System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system Measurement and Conversion Tutorial (including units of mass) from Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-measurement-topic/cc-5th-unit-conversion/a/metric-units-of-mass-review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpy Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 I love them for not using freedom units and sticking to metric system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypher-7 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 @cpy it’s probably because they are not an American company, I doubt anyone else on the planet would use such an out dated system. “freedom units” lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoma_Nosme Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Omg... Freedom units...?! You, just made my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgel Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 The "t" is actually one of the few non-SI units accepted within the system. The proper SI unit would be Mg, i.e. "Megagram". Apparently, there are only 11 such units, including litre (dm^3), minute, hour, day and a few others. The list is here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blash365 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, Gurgel said: The "t" is actually one of the few non-SI units accepted within the system. The proper SI unit would be Mg, i.e. "Megagram". Apparently, there are only 11 such units, including litre (dm^3), minute, hour, day and a few others. The list is here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units Well, they are just synonyms at common metric "milestones" (power of 10). Originating from a time, where those values were actually used/traded/handled even before the metric system was established. So it made sense to keep those terms (which were already part of the spoken language), since they were perfect fits to (or the basis of) the metric system. The prefixes (mega, milli) were just extensions to this existing system, have compact numbers without using new names for every confection. Most daily tasks do not revolve around milligrams or megameters, so there are no (normalized) synonyms in spoken languages for those. Gigabyte came a bit too late to take a crack at the (prefexes of) metric system. The other metrics are actually different steps on the scale (foot, inch, gallon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenIsAGeek Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 15 hours ago, Yoma_Nosme said: Omg... Freedom units...?! You, just made my day! 'Murica! Yeah! ... .. I gotta remember to quit posting temperatures in Fahrenheit.... *head-desk* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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