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[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (10 children)

tilted 31.5 inches...? Tf are you talking about. How do you rotate something by a linear distance...

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not surprising, science is done in proper metric to start with.

[–] Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

But this is an American outlet reporting on science..

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Earth's pole has drifted toward 64.16°E at a speed of 4.36 cm/yr during 1993–2010 due to groundwater depletion and resulting sea level rise

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That was two clicks away - so you're right: the property science wasn't some in fridges or football fields or any of the US scales.

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