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minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down15·1 year agoYou have them backwards. Centipedes are the ones with more legs
minus-squarebtr_fan87@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-21 year 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-down1·1 year 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-up10·1 year 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-21 year ago“Centipede” means 100 feet. “Millipede” means 1000 feet.
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoPede means feet. So does the pie in piedmont.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYou’re right, I meant feet. Fixed!
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoPhew because essentially* I was like * essentially in no way whatsoever
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt bothers me more than you that it was wrong, so I appreciate the correction!
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoI am aware of how prefixes work
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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.