3248: 182.8 Meters
| 182.8 Meters |
 Title text: They rounded down to 182.8 instead of rounding up to 182.9 because 182.9 might make the statement incorrect. |
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This is a comic in the My Hobby series, this time the hobby of reverse-engineering original units from oddly specific measurements in another unit. Unlike in many of the My Hobby cartoons, where Cueball's hobby is something eccentric or prankish, in this situation he uses his hobby simply to understand the origin of someone else's unusual phrasing. A fathom is a unit of measurement used to measure how deep water is. One fathom is equal to six feet.
100 fathoms is actually 182.88 meters, however as the title text explains, they rounded down in order to prevent a possibly incorrect statement.
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- [Hairbun stands at a podium to the left, gesturing toward a sign. Four visitors stand nearby observing: Ponytail, Cueball, Megan, and White Hat. Cueball has a thought bubble.]
- Cueball: (thinking) "More than"? Why would they use that for such a precise...
- Cueball: (thinking) ...Aha! 100 fathoms!
- [Caption below the panel:]
- My Hobby: Reverse-engineering original units
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I remember seeing a sign for a university saying it offered “more than 17 programs.” I can’t think of a reason for them to phrase it like that if they had anything other than 18 programs in total. KelOfTheStars! (talk) 04:16, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
- Perhaps the sign was made while a potential 19th program was under consideration or when one of 19 programs was being considered for elimination. Another possibility is that it had small "programs" that were less than full-fledged programs and there was an internal dispute about whether those "programs" should count. My hobby: Thinking about possible excuses petty bureaucrats can use when drafting signs. 150.221.155.241 04:54, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
Fun fact! There's never been a US President measuring either 186 or 187 cm tall: https://potus.com/presidential-facts/presidential-heights/ 86.23.176.63 04:34, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
why is it that when i look at the page this shows up: This is a comic in the "My Hobby" is a series of xkcd comics in which Randall suggests (hopefully fictional) hobbies he has. The hobbies tend to be clever or smart-aleck things to do. They do not always fall under the type of activity that would generally be described as a "hobby", but often are merely things Randall (or Cueball) does when certain situations arise. "My Hobby" comics are not presented regularly, but there have been a number such strip.... (yada yada yada) but when i actually edit it it shows an really short sentence??? --Utdtutyabthsc (talk) 04:54, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
- It's fixed now.[1] 150.221.155.241 05:07, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
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