My favorite past time: Using metric prefixes in socially questionable circumstances.

How many peoplewere at the rally? Oh about 3 kilopeople.

How much money do you have on you? 1 kilodollar

How old are you? 3.5 decayears old

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@freemo SI prefixes blow people's minds. I've tried using "megametre" instead of "1000 kilometres" and it always causes a stop-the-conversation-WTF-was-that moment with my interlocutors. :)

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