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[–] ysjet 42 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (10 children)

My favorite example of this sort of nonsense was an advertising image I saw when I was looking for a digital microscope. Had some very tiny wires to solder and wanted to get a feel for prices.

Behold:

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I wonder why they wanted to highlight X, h, D, o, o, and P in particular,

[–] Zunon 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I bet the advertiser doesn't know English (probably a Chinese manufacturer) and thought the end of every word is the unit (like for x and p)

[–] dustyData 1 points 11 months ago

Lazy graphic designer at 4pm of a Friday that doesn't speak a single lick of English vibe.

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