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xkcd #3273: Latitude and Longitude

Title text:

NGS and IERS are complaining that they left CLEAR instructions to set the washing machine to WGS84 (G2296) instead of WGS84 (G730).

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3273/

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[–] shweddy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Thats my fetish

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago

Fishnets are hot

[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 33 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Damn Gaia. Got the fishnets on tonight. Proving global warming isn't a hoax.

[–] Klear@piefed.world 14 points 6 hours ago

Also proving she's not flat.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago

Earth is actually a honey-baked ham.