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		travisporter on Feb 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Koenigsegg's Tiny Electric Motor Makes 335 HP and ... As far as I know only blue origin uses non-metric units in their launch coverage. It’s off putting.

qwertox on Feb 2, 2022 [–]

It's so annoying. They have the screen real-estate to show both units, but for some reason it's like they're trying make a very subtle statement to their international audience. "For Americans only" or something like that.

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