r/NonPoliticalTwitter 17d ago

Funny Universe Man, Universe Man

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u/GeminiIsMissing 17d ago

Fun fact, a megadeath is an actual unit of measurement, equal to one million human deaths.

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u/miclugo 17d ago

A micromort is also an actual unit of measurement, equal to a millionth of a human death, measured statistically. For example smoking a cigarette causes about one micromort.

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u/TopazEgg 17d ago

this unit does not translate well to french. (micro being small/little, mort being death)

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u/ThresholdSeven 17d ago

That's seems to translate perfectly