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Washing machines is close enough to a SI now right? (lemmy.ml)
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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I call bullshit. You couldn't fit more than three washing machines in that hole.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Did you forget depth? It might be 2 high.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

But then washing machines is the wrong unit. Refrigerators would make more sense. Can you visualize 7 washing machines crushed into a cube?

[–] fermionsnotbosons@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

looks more like the size of about 32 air fryers

[–] TIN@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's just an attempt to shoehorn six-seven into the conversation

[–] mech@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

Probably found out it scores higher on Google that way.