# There's clueless, then there's "how do you remember how to breathe" clueless

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**Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-clueless-then-theres-how-do-you-remember-how-to-breathe-clueless/1007938/136 "2024-10-02T17:59:47Z")

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> [@bobsmom101](#):
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> According to him, astronomical distances could only be measured accurately in SI units (e.g. kilometers).

You shoulda told him it’s 87.9 billion smoots.

> [@Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/534):
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> When it comes to obscure units of measurement, I’m partial to the [smoot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot).

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