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《新科学家》 第3592期 · 2026年4月25日 · 中文解读

反馈:从马拉松到月球,荒诞单位的奇妙之旅

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本文探讨了《纽约时报》用腊肠犬和热狗等荒诞单位描述阿耳忒弥斯二号任务距离,以及读者对“马拉松”等相对单位的讨论,并提及AI分类政府文件的局限性。
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“a marathon study session down the library” and “a marathon booze-up”. As Andrew says, “what constitutes a marathon in this context would depend on the activity”. And, Feedback might add, the person’s tolerance for the activity in question. Moon wanderings Twisteddoodles for New Scientist Readers may have heard that the Artemis II crew successfully travelled around the moon and back to Earth this month. A lot has been said about the mission, some of it delightful and some of it baffling. A key aspect of Artemis II is that, at the most distant point of their journey, the astronauts were 406,771 kilometres from Earth, further than anyone has ever gone before. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3592期 · 2026年4月25日。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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