More about this and other (un)popular opinions about the metric system: https://www.nayuki.io/page/common-mistakes-when-using-the-metric-system#try-unpopular-prefixes
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
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Such a pity that kg is the base unit because it doesn't line up with the rest of the base units in terms of prefixes.
Bring back the grave!
This is hilariously archaic 😂