cannedtuna@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoIt’s a matter of perspectivelemmy.worldimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1417arrow-down116
arrow-up1401arrow-down1imageIt’s a matter of perspectivelemmy.worldcannedtuna@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareMrScottyTay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI think you’ve misunderstood, usually you’re not meant to explain jokes but I’ll act in good faith and do it anyway. The comic uses 9"5’ which is obviously meant to mean 9 feet and 5 inches. But in actual notation ’ is for feet with " for inches. Meaning that what is in the comic actually reads as 9 inches and 5 feet if taken literally. So the way it should’ve been written for it to mean what it was meant to is 9’5".
I think you’ve misunderstood, usually you’re not meant to explain jokes but I’ll act in good faith and do it anyway.
The comic uses 9"5’ which is obviously meant to mean 9 feet and 5 inches.
But in actual notation ’ is for feet with " for inches. Meaning that what is in the comic actually reads as 9 inches and 5 feet if taken literally.
So the way it should’ve been written for it to mean what it was meant to is 9’5".