• lugal@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    Still: the difference between a kilometer and a centimeter is much bigger than the difference between a nautical mile and an Irish mile. And not even all meters are standardized. Thermometers and barometers vary hugely in size

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      11 months ago

      I tried using my thermometer to measure my height and it turns out I’m like 20 meters tall

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      11 months ago

      Ah, you must live in the US. Because in the rest of the English speaking world, a metre is a unit of length, and a meter is a measuring device. Note the difference in spelling. ;)

      Not that it makes a tonne of difference.

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        11 months ago

        Jokes on you: I live outside the English speaking world. Checkmate atheist