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Astronomers are a little unsure of the applicability of this index, but NASA's Planetary Protection Officer is all in favor.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Interesting mix of kilometers and inches...

[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago

As a Canadian, this just seems normal to me.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

When do we get to start using kiloinches?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I heard Everest is actually exactly 348 KI, they just thought 348.324 KI sounded more accurate

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I've heard that in feet they originally measured it to 29000 exactly. But they added 2 feet so people didn't think they were estimating the height.