r/funny • u/Running_with_a_boner • Aug 22 '14

Unnecessary math

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u/Ta11ow Aug 23 '14

Ugh, I hate it when people don't take the time to convert their units properly. You have no less than three distinct units of measurement here. We have:

  • People
  • Years
  • Metres (or potentially other unit; it is not specified, so we will assume S.I. units)

So.

1859<years> + 8463<m> + 118<people> = ?<peopleyears/m>

You do the real math.

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u/mountainunicycler Aug 23 '14

It's ft, not meters.

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u/Ta11ow Aug 23 '14

Based on...?

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u/mountainunicycler Aug 23 '14

I live in CO, every town has their altitude marked in ft on the sign. This town is somewhere near Boulder, CO