https://xkcd.com/2897

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When Pope Gregory XIII briefly shortened the light-year in 1582, it led to navigational chaos and the loss of several Papal starships.

  • someguy3@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Hmmm now that I think about this a light year would be (should be) based on an average year, not what we observe in any given year.

    365.2425 days. Different searches give different results but that’s what I’m going with.

    • cally [he/they]@pawb.social
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      10 months ago

      idk, it feels more intuitive for it to be based on the mode (most common) year length (365) instead of the average year length (365.2425).