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minus-squareexu@feditown.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 day agoIs kibimeter a technically allowed measurement? That would be fun!
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoCan anyone say it isn’t? You’re using a valid prefix, so people will understand what you’re saying, if they have no idea in hell why you’re measuring out 1024 meters.
minus-squareSwingingTheLamp@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoYes, the same way that kiloinches is technically allowed.
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoEngineers use milliinches all the time! They call it thous but it’s the same thing.
Is kibimeter a technically allowed measurement? That would be fun!
Can anyone say it isn’t? You’re using a valid prefix, so people will understand what you’re saying, if they have no idea in hell why you’re measuring out 1024 meters.
Yes, the same way that kiloinches is technically allowed.
Engineers use milliinches all the time! They call it thous but it’s the same thing.