Absolute unit
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 20 Jun 06:52
https://mander.xyz/post/32446659

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sramder@lemmy.world on 20 Jun 08:12 next collapse

That beats my Space Shuttle Certified roll of Cat5 by miles! ;-)

troyunrau@lemmy.ca on 20 Jun 14:17 next collapse

By approximately the wingspan of a pterodactyl

stephen01king@lemmy.zip on 20 Jun 16:34 collapse

Ok, that sounds cool. You got any picture?

BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz on 20 Jun 09:05 next collapse

<img alt="" src="https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/880d9a80-5135-4c4f-a8b6-29ad8ea06063.jpeg">

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 20 Jun 09:21 next collapse

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

AtariDump@lemmy.world on 20 Jun 16:45 collapse

Space is so much cooler in the imperial system!

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/df6e209c-7dbc-412a-8d86-d7d81e14d8d9.jpeg">

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip on 20 Jun 22:12 next collapse

DAMN…point taken :-)

LOLseas@sh.itjust.works on 20 Jun 23:27 next collapse

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…

AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works on 20 Jun 23:49 collapse

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.

LOLseas@sh.itjust.works on 21 Jun 02:16 collapse

You nailed it. Thanks!

LovableSidekick@lemmy.world on 21 Jun 02:14 collapse

About 1.3 womp rats.

TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works on 20 Jun 16:46 next collapse

<img alt="" src="https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/212fbac0-a7d6-488e-a517-a54b455cfbea.jpeg">

psud@aussie.zone on 20 Jun 21:37 collapse

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

MisterFrog@lemmy.world on 21 Jun 09:22 collapse

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

DancingBear@midwest.social on 21 Jun 03:39 collapse

Is this a hardwood or a softwood

Bishop_Owl@hexbear.net on 20 Jun 11:28 next collapse

Is the meme that this description couldn’t possibly be in reference to any animal that has ever existed?

KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca on 20 Jun 11:56 next collapse

Still a better unit of measurement than feet.

nucleative@lemmy.world on 20 Jun 12:04 next collapse

Somebody must have had a rad cable label machine

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org on 20 Jun 23:53 next collapse

Coolest cable company.

PapaStevesy@lemmy.world on 21 Jun 01:35 next collapse

I was worried it was gonna say, “The length of this 50’ cable is 50 feet.”

LovableSidekick@lemmy.world on 21 Jun 02:12 next collapse

How many football fields is that?