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image descriptionTwitter post by @DirtyTesLa: Thankful to have Cybertruck to help me with the real work and big loads ๐Ÿ™ (image of Cybertruck with several bags of soil in the trunk)

Reply by @KralikLj: Hell boy that would fit in a bicycle. Way more carbon free than that wankpanzer. (image of cargo bicycle with several bags of soil strapped to the front)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Yards? What the hell? You measure volume in yards now?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A cubic yard is about 25% more than a cubic meter. And a ton is like 10% more than a metric ton.

Water volumes in reservoirs are measured in acre*feet. By comparison a cubic yard is pretty sensible. And for comparison if you know of any big lakes near you, a million acre feet is about 20% smaller than a cubic kilometer.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You got some special edition yards or something?

A cubic meter is 30% more than a cubic yard, meters are longer than yards.

A tonne (metric) is 1000kg, about 2200 pounds. A ton, often called a short ton, is 2000 pounds. A long ton is 2240 pounds. A long ton is 1.6% more than a metric ton.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Considering the insane mathematical conversions you people have to constantly do, I wonder why the USA isn't full of mathematical geniuses?
Ah right, because scientists use metric.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Yes and it's as annoying and stupid as it sounds

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

The cubic yard is common among contractors in the US. You buy concrete in yards