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minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·8 months agoYou have them backwards. Centipedes are the ones with more legs
minus-squarebtr_fan87@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-28 months agoGoogle tells me you’re the one who has them backwards. Here’s an article from Carnegie Natural History Museum explaining the difference.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·8 months agoit’s extremely obvious that you’re incorrect if you simply look at the words, “centi” means “hundred” and is smaller than “milli” which means “thousand”. centipedes look like they have a hundred legs, millipedes look like they have a thousand legs.
minus-squareScubus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoAh, but millimeters are 1/1000 of a meter, which means millipedes actually have 1/1000 of a leg /s
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-28 months ago“Centipede” means 100 feet. “Millipede” means 1000 feet.
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoPede means feet. So does the pie in piedmont.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoYou’re right, I meant feet. Fixed!
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoPhew because essentially* I was like * essentially in no way whatsoever
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoIt bothers me more than you that it was wrong, so I appreciate the correction!
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·8 months agoI am aware of how prefixes work
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoIn this case it’s what the prefixes mean that’s relevant.
You have them backwards. Centipedes are the ones with more legs
Google tells me you’re the one who has them backwards. Here’s an article from Carnegie Natural History Museum explaining the difference.
it’s extremely obvious that you’re incorrect if you simply look at the words, “centi” means “hundred” and is smaller than “milli” which means “thousand”.
centipedes look like they have a hundred legs, millipedes look like they have a thousand legs.
Ah, but millimeters are 1/1000 of a meter, which means millipedes actually have 1/1000 of a leg /s
#kilopede
“Centipede” means 100 feet.
“Millipede” means 1000 feet.
Pede means feet. So does the pie in piedmont.
You’re right, I meant feet. Fixed!
Phew because essentially* I was like
* essentially in no way whatsoever
It bothers me more than you that it was wrong, so I appreciate the correction!
Don’t tell me how I feel 🙅😂
I am aware of how prefixes work
In this case it’s what the prefixes mean that’s relevant.