Doctor (until C-051):“An object tens of millimeters in diameter crashed into Antarctica at more than ten percent of the speed of light!”
Treize X: (049~052) The first time I watched this, throughout the entire scene I was expecting an usher to kick these people out.
Ark: This movie theater must be run by someone, as there are films playing, but they don't seem to have a problem with people sleeping here.
Reichu: This is an all-night cinema. I guess whoever is working the graveyard shift doesn't give a damn.
Soluzar: Is 'tens of milimeters' really the size they intended to say? Ten percent of the speed of light is still… you know… fast, but fifty milimeters, for example is probably less than the width of your palm.
Reichu: The 'tens of (whatever)' thing we're dealing with is soujuu. I'm guessing its usage is roughly equivalent to the English "dozens", only more metric in concept. It does make one wonder why we still use the phrase "dozens" — why is the number 12 significant when guesstimating quantities that seem to fall below 100? The Japanese way makes oodles more sense, IMO. In fact, any society that has for whatever reason failed to utilize the metric system is completely batshit crazy! ;;>
