As a kid I always thought she was saying "We're in the pike, five by five." I didn't know what that meant and assumed it was some kind of pilot jargon.
The term 5X5 is rooted in the communications within military forces through WWII to mean "I understand you perfectly." The first number represented the Signal Strength of a radio communication, and the second number represented the signal clarity on a scale from 1-5 -- 1 being the worst; 5 being the best. (stolen from Google). The Terran Drop ship said it all the time too, had no idea it was an Aliens Reference growing up.
when you hear that in Starcraft, it's either help or hell is coming, depends which side are you on.
As a kid I always thought she was saying "We're in the pike, five by five." I didn't know what that meant and assumed it was some kind of pilot jargon.
The term 5X5 is rooted in the communications within military forces through WWII to mean "I understand you perfectly." The first number represented the Signal Strength of a radio communication, and the second number represented the signal clarity on a scale from 1-5 -- 1 being the worst; 5 being the best. (stolen from Google). The Terran Drop ship said it all the time too, had no idea it was an Aliens Reference growing up.
@@CanuckRoughneck if you notice the Terran Dropship very much look like the Cheyenne