Flying Squid@lemmy.world to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 4 months agoThere is no plausible way humans did the things that weren't done in the first place!lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down110
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkThere is no plausible way humans did the things that weren't done in the first place!lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareThorry84@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up25·4 months agoThe speed of light thing makes me laugh so hard, as it’s referenced to the speed of light in METRIC! To be specific the 1983 definition. But hey, if ancient Egyptians were using a unit defined in 1983 aliens must have been involved right? No way they figured that out themselves.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agohttps://metricviews.uk/2013/06/07/was-the-metre-invented-by-the-ancient-egyptians-4500-years-ago/ The “UK Metric Association” would like a word. (In 2013.)
The speed of light thing makes me laugh so hard, as it’s referenced to the speed of light in METRIC! To be specific the 1983 definition.
But hey, if ancient Egyptians were using a unit defined in 1983 aliens must have been involved right? No way they figured that out themselves.
https://metricviews.uk/2013/06/07/was-the-metre-invented-by-the-ancient-egyptians-4500-years-ago/
The “UK Metric Association” would like a word. (In 2013.)