We have a system of units based on factors of 1000. Why on earth wouldn't one say "surpass 1 TW"? If they want important sounding numbers, they could say "a million megawatts".

[–] weps@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

sometimes things become standard I guess

like driving 1000 kilometers for a trip or weighing 100 kilograms

using 1000 kWh in your house

[–] Slashme@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Much as I'd like Mm and Mg to be more widely used, they're very rarely seen. TW and MWh are perfectly normal units, though.

I do find it sad that people talk about 1000 kilotons, though. It's a Tg. A ton is a megagram, a kiloton is a gigagram, and a thousand of those is a teragram. It's a pity that we don't live in a world where that's normal.