whatsCamelCase t1_j0ky2c6 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 1:04 PM Reply to comment by Thatingles in NASA's DART asteroid smash flung 2 million pounds of rock into space by shellystarzz I know I’m late, but I wonder if they did it (in a science mag) so they can use the “million” word. “2 million pounds” may sound more impressive than “almost 1 million kilos” if your goal is to get engagement. Permalink Parent 2
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Reply to comment by Thatingles in NASA's DART asteroid smash flung 2 million pounds of rock into space by shellystarzz
I know I’m late, but I wonder if they did it (in a science mag) so they can use the “million” word. “2 million pounds” may sound more impressive than “almost 1 million kilos” if your goal is to get engagement.