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[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 135 points 1 month ago
[-] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 month ago
[-] psud@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago

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

[-] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month 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

[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 month ago

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

[-] AtariDump@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago

Space is so much cooler in the imperial system!

[-] LOLseas@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month 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...

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month 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.

[-] LOLseas@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

You nailed it. Thanks!

[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

DAMN....point taken :-)

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

About 1.3 womp rats.

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

Is this a hardwood or a softwood

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