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xkcd #3248: 182.8 Meters (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3248: 182.8 Meters

Title text:

They rounded down to 182.8 instead of rounding up to 182.9 because 182.9 might make the statement incorrect.

Transcript:

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3248/

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[–] kunaltyagi@programming.dev 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Keep going. We're onto something

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

2.012 m/s

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

.0000000067102425 * the speed of light