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Cubic metres. I guess they find 32m^3 less clear
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
You guys really go through some lengths (ha!) Just to avoid metric 😁
Space is so much cooler in the imperial system!
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...
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.
You nailed it. Thanks!
DAMN....point taken :-)
About 1.3 womp rats.
Is this a hardwood or a softwood
Somebody must have had a rad cable label machine
Still a better unit of measurement than feet.
That beats my Space Shuttle Certified roll of Cat5 by miles! ;-)
By approximately the wingspan of a pterodactyl
Ok, that sounds cool. You got any picture?
Coolest cable company.
I was worried it was gonna say, "The length of this 50' cable is 50 feet."
Is the meme that this description couldn't possibly be in reference to any animal that has ever existed?
How many football fields is that?
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2025
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