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minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·2 years agoYou have them backwards. Centipedes are the ones with more legs
minus-squarebtr_fan87@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 years 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-up7arrow-down1·2 years 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-up7·2 years agoAh, but millimeters are 1/1000 of a meter, which means millipedes actually have 1/1000 of a leg /s
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 years ago“Centipede” means 100 feet. “Millipede” means 1000 feet.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·2 years agoI am aware of how prefixes work
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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.
I am aware of how prefixes work
In this case it’s what the prefixes mean that’s relevant.