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by randlet 3268 days ago
Even if they did use the imperial system, no drug dealer is going to care about a change in the 8th decimal place of the definition of the pound.
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Carfentanil is LD50 at 0.05mg. Don't be Bill Gates, 640KB is not enough for everyone and the 8th decimal of the pound is a lethal dose of Carfentanil.
Wait no this doesn't make sense. It's not an 8th decimal of a pound, it's an 8th decimal of what you're measuring. If you're measuring out a pound of Carfentanil you might be off by 0.05mg, but if you're measuring a dose you'll actually take, you won't.
It still stands that a LD50 of Carfentanil is able to be estimated away because of the change in the precision of a pound.
I stand corrected! Thanks.
It could come in handy too know one day! :/