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Edit: I stand corrected. I've seen examples when people used "light years" to express time, but this seems not to be that case. I'm always puzzled about picky
by sm4rk0 7y ago
Edit: I stand corrected. I've seen examples when people used "light years" to express time, but this seems not to be that case.
I'm always puzzled about picky people who make trivial mistakes, like using "light years" to express time.
- racingmars 7y agoYou mean when the article says "it has a user interface light years better than your gas pumps". That's not expressing time, it's expressing distance. Not sure if it's a common expression where you're from, but it's the same as saying something like "we're miles ahead of the competition." Distance ahead. So light years works as a substitute for miles.
- sm4rk0 7y agoYes, you're right. English is not my native tongue. Thanks for clarifying! I'll edit my comment.
- wwqrd 7y ago“miles ahead”, no?
- bradknowles 7y agoSo, a light year is the amount of distance in a year that light can travel in a vacuum. So the, it clearly has the word “year” in the name. Which is a measure of time. But it’s also a measure of distance, because the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant, and the distance it can travel in a year is also constant. So, why not both?