The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agosmhimagemessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down182
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minus-squarebutwhyishischinabook@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 days agoWait that’s the joke??? I’ve never seen “m” used for miles lol.
minus-squareblueeggsandyam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoIf that isn’t it I don’t know what the joke is. Maybe Americans are so stupid that they accidentally make the right choice?
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoWhat does “mph” mean to you? British road signs will mark that a junction is “1m” away meaning “1 mile” (to distinguish it from other contexts where it might say “300 yards”)
minus-squarebutwhyishischinabook@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoInteresting, I didn’t realize that. In the US we use “mi” for miles to clarify that we don’t mean meters lol
Wait that’s the joke??? I’ve never seen “m” used for miles lol.
Mph?
If that isn’t it I don’t know what the joke is. Maybe Americans are so stupid that they accidentally make the right choice?
What does “mph” mean to you?
British road signs will mark that a junction is “1m” away meaning “1 mile” (to distinguish it from other contexts where it might say “300 yards”)
Interesting, I didn’t realize that. In the US we use “mi” for miles to clarify that we don’t mean meters lol