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[–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

(Different definition/pov of what is measured, yes, that is where the joke is.)

Hehe, look at this falsehood - there is no way this things can talk!
(However imho this is a more clear example of 'two different definitions' of the main concept/phrase intentionally mixed together for comedic effect, bcs words can explicitly have more than one meaning, and yes, usually you can tell from the context.)

This pic is def:

This "fun fact" mixes up the two definitions, making the statement meaningless.

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