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| 182.8 Meters |
 Title text: They rounded down to 182.8 instead of rounding up to 182.9 because 182.9 might make the statement incorrect. |
Explanation
This is a comic in the My Hobby series, this time the hobby of reverse-engineering original units from oddly specific measurements in another unit. Unlike in many of the My Hobby cartoons, where Cueball's hobby is something eccentric or prankish, in this situation he uses his hobby simply to understand the origin of someone else's unusual phrasing. A fathom is a unit of measurement used to measure how deep water is. One fathom is equal to six feet.
100 fathoms is actually 182.88 meters, however as the title text explains, they rounded down in order to prevent a possibly incorrect statement.
Transcript
- [Hairbun stands at a podium to the left, gesturing toward a sign. Four visitors stand nearby observing: Ponytail, Cueball, Megan, and White Hat. Cueball has a thought bubble.]
- Cueball: (thinking) "More than"? Why would they use that for such a precise...
- Cueball: (thinking) ...Aha! 100 fathoms!
- [Caption below the panel:]
- My Hobby: Reverse-engineering original units
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