• NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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    5 months ago

    Hadn’t heard of that - neither the unit nor the prefix. Turns out the prefix is actually hecto meaning 100, and are isn’t a commonly used unit. Thanks for that!

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      5 months ago

      Used in agriculture. Are sometimes also called hundred/sotka. There is also deca- prefix.

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        5 months ago

        Here’s my favorite German boomer humor, because it’s just so crude:

        Shirt which says "Liebe vergeht, Hektar besteht".

        Verbatim translated, it says: Love fades, hectare stays.

        Basically, it’s saying you should marry someone not for love, but rather for how many hectare of farmland they have, because in a long marriage, you’ll supposedly benefit more from the latter.