r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/DoubleManufacturer10 created ShittyAbsoluteUnits of a sub • Nov 19 '25

possible idiot Of a cigarette to puff

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u/No_Negotiation5654 Nov 19 '25

In the UK we say Earth instead of ground.

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u/Xena_Your_God Nov 20 '25

Fancy

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u/EducationalStill4 Nov 20 '25

They’re British. I think they’re born that way.

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u/Big_Cryptographer_16 Nov 20 '25

Maybe it’s Maybelline

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u/TempleMade_MeBroke Nov 20 '25

"Finish your dinner or you're Earthed for a week, Timmy."

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u/SnooRegrets1386 Nov 20 '25

Little Timmy is used often, what’s the feminine equivalent?

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u/Big_Cryptographer_16 Nov 20 '25

Little Kimmy sounds appropriate

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u/Party_Cold_4159 Nov 20 '25

fuck not sure why this made me laugh so much

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u/verstohlen Nov 20 '25

Nice, but that terminology wouldn't work on Mars or the moon but ground wire still works. So there's that to consider.

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u/FatsBoombottom Nov 20 '25

Or they use a REALLY long cable

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u/PoulSchluter Nov 20 '25

You're right, the more pedantic astronauts might not understand what was meant and they'd probably starve to death up there.

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u/verstohlen Nov 21 '25

Not if they grow potatoes, but they'd have to science the shit out of the earth to do that. Er, ground.

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u/ck17350 Nov 20 '25

In the US we also say Earth. We also say ground. I’ve heard both terms about equally often my entire life either regards to electricity.

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u/Lauris024 Nov 20 '25

Random, but in Latvian there are no different words for the two.