JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhy a ton, and not a megagram?message-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down110
arrow-up1148arrow-down1message-squareWhy a ton, and not a megagram?JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square95fedilink
minus-squareXTLlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoNo. Tolerance is tolerance no matter what the unit is. There is implied tolerance but that’s also the same for “one A” and “one B” no matter what A and B are.
minus-squareXIIIesq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoIf you bought a ton of coal and the tolerance was ±5Kg who’s scales are you using when it gets delivered to your house? Or are you looking at size of the bag and thinking, yep, looks like a ton.
No. Tolerance is tolerance no matter what the unit is. There is implied tolerance but that’s also the same for “one A” and “one B” no matter what A and B are.
If you bought a ton of coal and the tolerance was ±5Kg who’s scales are you using when it gets delivered to your house?
Or are you looking at size of the bag and thinking, yep, looks like a ton.