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Written by xkcdbot on 2025-01-15 at 13:14

title text: Speed limit c arcminutes^2 per steradian

(https://xkcd.com/3038)

(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3038)

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Written by Not A Dropbear on 2025-01-15 at 13:55

@xkcdbot See https://what-if.xkcd.com/11/ for some cancelling of units.

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Written by Richard Cole 🧔🏻¯_(ツ)_/¯🧔🏻 on 2025-01-15 at 14:18

@xkcdbot The Register came up with their own selection of new units that can be used to replace the old cancelled units (or for confusing Americans who seem to insist on measuring things in 'swimming pools', 'Ford F150s' and 'football pitches'.

https://www.theregister.com/Design/page/reg-standards-converter.html

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Written by Metnix on 2025-01-15 at 17:20

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The Truss is henceforth my favorite unit for measuring time. I am also 100% ok with the American unit 1 Scaramucci ( = 1 quarterTruss)

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Written by Space Hobo on 2025-01-15 at 14:52

@xkcdbot This is cancel culture gone mad, if you ask me.

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Written by see shy jo on 2025-01-15 at 16:09

@spacehobo @xkcdbot nothing more American than a gasburner with a fuel efficiency of 0.0013 reciprocal acres.

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Written by WeirdAlex03 on 2025-01-15 at 15:51

@xkcdbot A video on more cursed units, opening with the What If? article and kWh

https://youtu.be/kkfIXUjkYqE

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