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xkcd #2908: Moon Armor Index(imgs.xkcd.com)

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Astronomers are a little unsure of the applicability of this index, but NASA’s Planetary Protection Officer is all in favor.

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ECB@feddit.de
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Interesting mix of kilometers and inches…

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systemglitch@lemmy.world
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As a Canadian, this just seems normal to me.

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Agent641@lemmy.world
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When do we get to start using kiloinches?

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idiomaddict@feddit.de
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I heard Everest is actually exactly 348 KI, they just thought 348.324 KI sounded more accurate

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Frozengyro@lemmy.world
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I’ve heard that in feet they originally measured it to 29000 exactly. But they added 2 feet so people didn’t think they were estimating the height.

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