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The hell kind of vector is a gram meter second per kilogram

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It’s about 1/1000 of a meter-second.

Hope that helps. 💝

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I thought that was a μgms

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you mean mgms. μgms would be 1/1000000 gms

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gms? Wtf.

gram [g]

The gram (originally gramme; SI unit symbol g)

I propose g/kg body weight.

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gms/kg

That doesn’t look right

lb

Ugh, at least I’ve heard of that

quart

Was this chart made by a mediaeval apothecary?

cylinder

Alright, what the fuck‽

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It’s an American. Ld50 is in g/kg. Quarts are our magic bullshit, but idk why they used it vodka is in fifths and handles (750mL/1.5L respectively). Table salt comes in a standard cylindrical container consisting of about enough to kill every other person that weighs 10.7 stone.

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I’m guessing a fifth is like a fifth of a gallon, but handles‽

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The only thing I’ll defend here is cylinder, because we actually all get our salt in cylinders, so it’s a legitimately useful comparison in this one specific instance

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Most LD50 measurements are listed as mg/kg.

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My first thought was gram times second times meter per kilogram xD

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So what you’re saying is there’s a 50% chance of me eating 100 frosted cupcakes and surviving

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The image had me at 100 frosted. I didn’t care after that.

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If you’re heavier than 150lbs, the chance is even higher than that! (And you definitely will be by the time you’ve eaten 100 cupcakes)

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Over the course of 2 weeks, yes.

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Huh. I guess I’ve been lucky with those quarts of vodka.

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I think that one’s off. Ethanol has a LD50 of like 7.06 and vodka is also at around 40% by volume too. Also because I’ve cleared plenty of quarts before I stopped that.

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I think there’s also the amount in the body at one time to consider, I don’t think many people aren’t downing an entire quart of liquor in one straight shot.

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Sounds like your college experience and mine were slightly different. :/ You’re probably healthier for it.

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4 points

go visit a pub that’s in a close vicinity to a university

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“$6 shots? Can I get that in my own glass?” [They roll a novelty shot glass lawn ornament around the bar]

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I love that half is in metric and other half has pounds, foots and quarts.

My metric wired brain just don’t understand it.

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It’s perfect for Canadians

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Do you not do not science? You obviously use pounds for not science. /s

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