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ZiNgA BuRgA

15/07/2008, 06:06 AM
Topic.

PSPkiller

15/07/2008, 06:14 AM
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andrewcc

15/07/2008, 06:16 AM
the metric system?

Davis

15/07/2008, 06:16 AM
Tonne as in Ton?


IDK about the Metric System...bye...

MrE

15/07/2008, 08:18 AM
because it's heavyHmmm

Pyro

15/07/2008, 08:38 AM
because like a megabyte, in principle is a million bytes, a tonne is a million grams.

Mega = Million

Mega = A prefix meaning one million. As in 100 megaton or 100,000,000 tons. megabyte (MB)

Nacos

15/07/2008, 08:48 AM
Pyro Wrote:because like a megabyte, in principle is a million bytes, a tonne is a million grams.

Mega = Million

Mega = A prefix meaning one million. As in 100 megaton or 100,000,000 tons. megabyte (MB)
wikipedia

Pyro

15/07/2008, 10:59 AM
Nacos Wrote:
Pyro Wrote:because like a megabyte, in principle is a million bytes, a tonne is a million grams.

Mega = Million

Mega = A prefix meaning one million. As in 100 megaton or 100,000,000 tons. megabyte (MB)
wikipedia

Wrong, first part is my own, last part from google definitions, to prove my claim.
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