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[–] [email protected] 133 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks 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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Space is so much cooler in the imperial system!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

You nailed it. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

About 1.3 womp rats.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

DAMN....point taken :-)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Is this a hardwood or a softwood