• Veedem@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    As an American, I appreciate when measurements are already laid out the way I’ll understand. A “meter” isn’t a thing. A hamburger is a thing. Thank you.

    • ours@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      A meter is defined as a thing but the distance traveled by light in 1/299792458 of a second may not be the most evocative reference for the common person.

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Did you know that a pendulum exactly one meter long will swing exactly once per second? Yep, science!