The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agosmhmedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down182
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minus-squareblueeggsandyam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoI think the m is supposed to stand for miles. I guess the sign is in a desert between usa and canada
minus-squareHackworth@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoThank you. I’ve only ever seen “mi.” for miles.
minus-squarebutwhyishischinabook@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoWait that’s the joke??? I’ve never seen “m” used for miles lol.
minus-squareblueeggsandyam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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-up3·1 month agoInteresting, I didn’t realize that. In the US we use “mi” for miles to clarify that we don’t mean meters lol
minus-squareMidnight Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month ago‘m’ is definitely meters, ‘mi’ is for miles
I think the m is supposed to stand for miles. I guess the sign is in a desert between usa and canada
Thank you. I’ve only ever seen “mi.” for miles.
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
‘m’ is definitely meters, ‘mi’ is for miles