• mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      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.

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    It was an international group that met in France that created the metric system.

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    28 days ago

    That second phrase can be useful information…

    How many double-sized hamburgers is it? 600?

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      1. 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.

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    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.

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      27 days ago

      He jokes on you i only use kilofeet when talking about long distance. Now everyone is confused by saying 318 kft.

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      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?

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    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.

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    28 days ago

    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