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Breaking news- the comic just got changed to 8,000.016[[User:TenGolf MathHacker|TenGolf MathHacker]] ([[User talk:TenGolf MathHacker|talk]]) 17:28, 31 January 2024 (UTC)<br />
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== UK & Ireland Survey Foot ==<br />
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Until the British Ordnance Survey adopted the metre<br />
they used a foot of 0.304 800 749 1 metres.<br />
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There are (or used to be) states that specify U.S. survey measure for various things. Others that specify the international definition. Still others that just leave it undefined. Seems normal.<br />
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Although it IS a small difference, the survey grid in the U.S. and thus the property lines for a large portion of the U.S. are done with the older definition and a few reference longi- and latitudes. That could make property lines suddenly shift, so the U.S. survey foot may never fully die. I even made sure it's in my app accurately.<br />
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[[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.236|162.158.159.236]] 19:39, 31 January 2024 (UTC)<br />
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Someone should mention who NIST is (National Institute of Standards and Technology). I'm only familiar with them because of their work with information systems.<br />
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No Ingenuity tribute comic? :/ [[Special:Contributions/162.158.102.64|162.158.102.64]] 21:07, 31 January 2024 (UTC)<br />
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I love XKCD, but it isn't often they make me laugh out loud. The sheer absurdity of this, and that Randall picked up on it did. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.144.147|172.68.144.147]] 21:05, 31 January 2024 (UTC)</div>162.158.102.64