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"47k feet"? Metric prefixes on American units, interesting. There's hope! :)
by 1over137 7y ago
"47k feet"? Metric prefixes on American units, interesting. There's hope! :)
- iscrewyou 7y agoHey, we tried. This is the closest we’ll get. It’s an inter-unit handshake.
- ronilan 7y agoThis is aviation standard. Nothing special.
- Buttons840 7y ago"47 kilofeet"
- thebzax 7y agoMy preferred term is "47 kilofeeters"
- andrewflnr 7y agoShortened to "kliffs".
- dang 7y agoHN's software (or sometimes mods) abbreviate large numbers in this way because they are often used as attention-getting devices, a.k.a. bait, in titles. It would be oxymoronically metric if the k attached to the unit, but it attaches to the number.