3 ms·

Petition to change the foot to be the distance light travels in one nanosecond

• _kb 1y ago
  That measure is a ‘Hopper’: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_692464 https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_69246...
  • gnarlouse 1y ago
    Dennis Hopper, because Dennis Distancelighttravelsinanansecond didn’t roll of the tongue.
• madcaptenor 1y ago
  At the same time, the meter should be redefined so the speed of light is 300000 km/s. This would have the side effect of making the inch exactly 2.5 cm.
• IcyWindows 1y ago
  I've been calling that a "metric foot" :)