French invented metric system…
yeah this is imperial washing. they setup a colony and left it with an antiquated system of measures, then cheated off their neighbor for a better one.
And legally America does use the metric system…
French created the metric system.
It was an international group that met in France that created the metric system.
The English measure weights in stone.
That second phrase can be useful information…
How many double-sized hamburgers is it? 600?
Do the hamburgers include lettuce, tomato, onion, or any condiments?
- But don’t be fooled. Between brain, bones, and waste you’ll only get get 200 double quarter pounders out of them. A little more if you add beef or pork fat to make them juicy.
ETA: I have no fucking clue what is going on with the formatting.
Hamburgers is probably not the worst measurement for a cow, it removes all conversion.
One problem metric solved was that each country had their own value for inch, mile, pound etcetera. This is partially fixed by everyone but the US going to metric. But I highly encourage everyone to ask “Okay, but is that a Swedish mile, nautical mile, Roman mile, or Chinese mile?” whenever miles comes up with Americans. Similar for inches, feet, and so on.
He jokes on you i only use kilofeet when talking about long distance. Now everyone is confused by saying 318 kft.
But I highly encourage everyone to ask “Okay, but is that a Swedish mile, nautical mile, Roman mile, or Chinese mile?” whenever miles comes up with Americans.
I find it tedious when someone pretends not to understand a conversation just to make some academic point, don’t you?
37 degree commie = 98.6 degrees freedom.
I’m just an American but I feel this is probably offensive to French people.
People like you are the reason that they invented the guillotine on the very same occasion.
Shout-out to horses. They’re measured in hands (4 inches) but ONLY up to their shoulder. The neck, head, and ears don’t count towards their height.
Well, it is called shoulder height.
Shit, did we move on from Giraffes?
To be fair it does help put into perspective how much of an animal (in this case deer) would make up as a burger
I prefer measuring in football field turf rolls though