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[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

1 fathom = 1.8288 metres. Yeah, I get why it's funny now.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What's so funny about 1.8288m? I don't get it.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

your mom and I 1.8288m'd last night

[–] drislands@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I can't fathom how you'd find that funny.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

And for people who don’t know how big that is. It’s about the height of a slightly tall man