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minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 months agoCubic metres. I guess they find 32m^3 less clear
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoProbably 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
minus-squareAtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·10 months agoSpace is so much cooler in the imperial system!
minus-squareLOLseas@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoWasn’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…
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoAssuming 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.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoAbout 1.3 womp rats.
minus-squareDancingBear@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoIs this a hardwood or a softwood
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
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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!
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About 1.3 womp rats.
Is this a hardwood or a softwood