Do not use "periphery" in technical writing when you can use "edge. No one is impressed by your big words. #SimpleEnglish

I was reading the @metoffice.bsky.social weather warning to my son who asked for a "translation into English". Why no #SimpleEnglish version if you want to reach all?

„This end should point toward the ground if you want to go to Space.“ <3 http://xkcd.com/1133/ #xkcd #saturn5 #rakete #simpleenglish