When do we get to start using kiloinches?
Comment on xkcd #2908: Moon Armor Index
ECB@feddit.de 10 months ago
Interesting mix of kilometers and inches…
Agent641@lemmy.world 10 months ago
idiomaddict@feddit.de 10 months ago
I heard Everest is actually exactly 348 KI, they just thought 348.324 KI sounded more accurate
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’ve heard that in feet they originally measured it to 29000 exactly. But they added 2 feet so people didn’t think they were estimating the height.
systemglitch@lemmy.world 10 months ago
As a Canadian, this just seems normal to me.