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Wtf is a meter?
The measurement system NASA used to land on the moon, that's what.
It’s the same measurement system NASA used to land MCO on Mars. It is, however, unfortunate that Lockheed Martin did not.
Half of the wingspan of a bald eagle, or about five and a half bananas
Thank u fellow American
A superior unit to a foot, or yard.
It's what the civilized world uses.
Almost 630 sixteenths of an inch.
It's one point something kliks.
.001 of a Klik, to be accurate.
One tenth of a decameter