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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Same. Miles per second? What the hell kinda unit is that? Over here, we use Texases per lamb's tail shakes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Score of furlongs per Mississippi

Edit: duck autocorrect

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't want to criticize internet absurdity for many reasons, including but not limited to the fact that I depend on it to survive. Having said that, what's the application of a length to area ratio?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I am referencing the Mississippi, a time unit. One Mississippi is equal to roughly one second.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Wow, that's a lot better than my comment. Sorry I whiffed it.