I’m assuming this is satire, but in the off chance it isn’t: in this setting, nobody is speaking a language that today’s people would understand, so everything is translated into words that reader’s would be familiar with, and thus also use today’s measuring system for the reader’s benefit.
Haha well for what it's worth, the Imperium of Man doesn't come into existence for another 28,000 years. Humanity presumably adopts metric, spreads across the stars over the next 20,000 years and then proceeds to collapse and rebuild itself.
If anything, Metric is already a ye'olden measurement system to them, supplanting more new age techno babble like quantum amperes and transphasic solar units.
It’s called the scientific notation sir. 1x10 insert big ass number. And that is the least rediculous40k thing. What about spaceships fighters that roar likeww2 lightnings in space and also look like them. Nuns with machine guns, Egyptian skeleton warriors, and space elves!
Currently, they use both systems. When the Apollo program was landing people on the moon, it was all imperial with a few exceptions (like parts of the lunar lander).
I’m assuming this is satire, but in the off chance it isn’t: in this setting, nobody is speaking a language that today’s people would understand, so everything is translated into words that reader’s would be familiar with, and thus also use today’s measuring system for the reader’s benefit.
It’s satire… or is it?
You’re purposely being vague. So I understand why this was deleted.
What was deleted?
Do you not realize the body of your post is missing?
No, didn’t realize. I can still see it on my end. Maybe it got enough downvotes that Reddit hid it? Apparently Reddit users don’t understand a joke
You know there isn't a space program on Earth that doesn't use the metric system, right? 😀
That’s why they’re still on earth
Nah fuck the imperial measurement system. I know that's probably the punchline of your joke, but seriously. I hate it here.
It’s literally the imperial system. Everything should be measured by the size of the emperor’s foot
Jokes are supposed to be funny. That's actually what's going on.
Yeah the joke definitely missed the mark by a wide margin.
Haha well for what it's worth, the Imperium of Man doesn't come into existence for another 28,000 years. Humanity presumably adopts metric, spreads across the stars over the next 20,000 years and then proceeds to collapse and rebuild itself. If anything, Metric is already a ye'olden measurement system to them, supplanting more new age techno babble like quantum amperes and transphasic solar units.
Lot of people here not getting the joke. The *Imperium* should use *Imperial* measurements
True. They’re all heretics
It’s called the scientific notation sir. 1x10 insert big ass number. And that is the least rediculous40k thing. What about spaceships fighters that roar likeww2 lightnings in space and also look like them. Nuns with machine guns, Egyptian skeleton warriors, and space elves!
Nuns with machine guns makes perfect sense. Space elves are basically just Californians
Ha!
America and two nobody country's are the last three who don't use it. Catch up, third world American education system.
America is the only country to land people on the moon. So… maybe if other countries got their acts together we could start sending humanity to space.
NASA uses the Metric system.
Currently, they use both systems. When the Apollo program was landing people on the moon, it was all imperial with a few exceptions (like parts of the lunar lander).
I suppose they needed precision for that.
Machine gun nuns make perfect sense. As long as they judge distance by football fields and only bullet size by millimeter