8 Comments If Americans switched from pounds to kilograms overnight by cringeyjokesman June 1, 2022, 11:56 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL about the Goodyear Inflatoplane, an inflatable aircraft designed to serve as a rescue method for airmen trapped behind hostile lines. When unloaded, it weighed a mere 102 kilograms, and the engine on the smallest variant output a mere 40 horsepower, comparable to a small motorcycle’s engine. by whatilearned March 21, 2022, 1:47 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL in the Australian state Western Australia, it is illegal to sell, buy, or deliver more than 50 kilograms (110 lbs) of Potatoes. the penalty for doing so is a fine of $2000 plus twice the cost of the potatoes by whatilearned February 20, 2022, 9:26 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL a Formula 1 driver can lose up to 3 kilograms of weight after each race. This weight loss is mainly due to intense sweating during the race. The temperature in the cockpit can reach up to 50 degrees Celcius. by whatilearned January 11, 2022, 6:09 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL about “Le Grand K”, a hunk of platinum kept in a vault in a Paris, that until recently was the international prototype for a kilogram of weight. A kilogram’s weight is now defined based on the laws of the universe so as to avoid a physical object that decays over time. by whatilearned November 6, 2021, 3:15 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
Imagine if Americans switched from pounds to kilograms overnight… by cringeyjokesman August 21, 2021, 7:33 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL The Germans possessed the largest calibered rifled weapon ever used in combat. It was a railway mounted artillery gun that weighted 1.3 million kilograms (3 million pounds) and was capable of firing a 7,000kg (15,000lb) shell 47 kilometers (29 miles). It was destroyed by the Germans in 1945. by whatilearned May 25, 2021, 1:26 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL that hooded seal milk is the fattiest known milk, with more than 60 percent fat. A hooded seal mother feeds her pups for only four days, with the pups consuming 7.5 kilograms (16.6 pounds) each day, and by the time they are weaned, they are almost double their birth weight by whatilearned May 16, 2021, 3:56 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment How much does 1000 kilograms of Chinese dumplings weigh? by cringeyjokesman April 1, 2021, 10:13 pm 13 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL: The largest giant Mekong catfish caught in northern Thailand on 1 May 2005 weighed 293 kilograms (646 lb) by whatilearned March 31, 2021, 12:53 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments Imagine Americans switched from Pound to Kilograms overnight by cringeyjokesman March 24, 2021, 3:26 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL: That while the kilogram is defined in terms of three fundamental physical constants, the imperial equivalent, the pound is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms by whatilearned March 17, 2021, 11:49 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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