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[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago

No. A metre is always a metre. The prefixes are standardizex.

[-] lugal@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 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

[-] discostjohn@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

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

[-] lugal@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Congrats! That makes you taller than my uncle

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 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.

[-] lugal@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

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

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