Comment on Scientists are hoping to redefine the second – here's why
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 year agoI misread that as “meat ball”, and now I’m kind of disappointed that we don’t use meatballs as a standard unit. “I’m 6 meatball subs and 3 balls high”, “The yacht is about 18 giant party subs long”, etc.
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Unfortunately this is a bit like the imperial system where you get multiple units of measurement. There is the standard foot-long, which is twelve inches, and there is the $5 foot-long™, which is only 11 inches
negativeyoda@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There is also bragging teenage boy foot long which is around 5"