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BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • psud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Cubic metres. I guess they find 32m^3 less clear

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    • MisterFrog@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Probably whoever was writing this in plain text didn’t know about the superscript numbers in unicode ³.

      Somehow I’ve seen it written as cum multiple times in my line of, and never registered it haha

      Context is a hell of a drug

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• Dyskolos@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You guys really go through some lengths (ha!) Just to avoid metric 😁

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  • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Space is so much cooler in the imperial system!

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    • LOLseas@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Wasn’t there a satellite that got lost in space due to EU/US teams disagreeing on the tracking units of measurement? I feel like I read this at some point…

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      • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Assuming you’re thinking of the Mars Climate Orbiter, it crashed into Mars.

        Of course it’s possible there’s been more than one metric/imperial issue.

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    • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      About 1.2 womp rats.

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    • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      DAMN…point taken :-)

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• DancingBear@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Is this a hardwood or a softwood

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