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minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up104arrow-down4·edit-21 month ago over 1,120 miles (1,802 kilometers). This is the most American thing ever. Taking an official number (1,808km), converting it to customary units (1,123mi) rounding it (1,120mi) then converting it back again with rounding error.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agois there an xkcd for there always being an xkcd for everything? i wonder now …
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·edit-21 month ago#2087
minus-squareksigley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoThere really is Xkcd for everything.
minus-squareCodpiece@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 month agoNo, real Americans would measure it in rocks, or football fields or something.
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 month agoIt’s right there in the article. over roughly the distance between New York and Florida
This is the most American thing ever. Taking an official number (1,808km), converting it to customary units (1,123mi) rounding it (1,120mi) then converting it back again with rounding error.
Relevant xkcd
is there an xkcd for there always being an xkcd for everything? i wonder now …
#2087
There really is Xkcd for everything.
No, real Americans would measure it in rocks, or football fields or something.
It’s right there in the article.