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by amelius 152 days ago
1 foot is the distance light travels in one nanosecond.

And 1/10 of an inch is a very common distance in electronics (PCBs)

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> And 1/10 of an inch is a very common distance in electronics (PCBs)

I hope you can guess why that is, right? It could have just as well been .25cm instead.

Yeah but just saying we can't easily change it now.