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xkcd #2897: Light Leap Years (imgs.xkcd.com)
submitted 7 months ago by randomaccount43543 to c/xkcd
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https://xkcd.com/2897

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When Pope Gregory XIII briefly shortened the light-year in 1582, it led to navigational chaos and the loss of several Papal starships.

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[–] randomaccount43543 33 points 7 months ago (1 children)

https://explainxkcd.com/2897

[–] [email protected] 69 points 7 months ago (3 children)

there's never been a "Papal starship"^[citation ^needed]

[–] nickhammes 23 points 7 months ago

There hasn't been a Papal starship yet. I'm pretty sure he could Christen one, or delegate that authority to the bishop of the moon, an actual thing that technically exists.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Clearly they don't know about Hyperion books

[–] Frozengyro 3 points 7 months ago

That was my first thought