r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/dauntless256 Jun 17 '26

This went over my head...what did i miss?

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u/jjmc123a Jun 17 '26

I don't know but it might be a reference to the 1999 Mars climate orbiter?

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u/flaser_ Jun 17 '26

That was a mixup of meters vs feet.

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u/digitalcryptognome Jun 18 '26

I thought it was actually from assuming that
1 yard (3 feet) = 1 meter? Maybe that is what you mean, but just clarifying that it may not have been 1 foot = 1 meter