The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agosmhmedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down159
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minus-squarebutwhyishischinabook@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·19 hours agoWait that’s the joke??? I’ve never seen “m” used for miles lol.
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·58 minutes 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-up1·40 seconds agoInteresting, I didn’t realize that. In the US we use “mi” for miles to clarify that we don’t mean meters lol
minus-squareblueeggsandyam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 hours 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?
Wait that’s the joke??? I’ve never seen “m” used for miles lol.
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
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?
Mph?