• Wolf_359@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Joking aside, one of the worst things about America is the mixed usage of metric and imperial. It sucks having to convert everything all the time, particularly when you’re working on something that uses both systems for one task and you have to make them play nice together.

    The other worst thing about America is all the mass killings.

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      1 year ago

      The UK is very similar with its mixed usage and no one seems to give them shit about it either for some reason!

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      1 year ago

      Same with Canada, some people talk about height in cm and others with feet. It gets really confusing.

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    And the same Americans who rage against the idea of converting to metric are the same ones that name their 9mm pistol Sheila and drift off every night petting and cuddling it.

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    1 year ago

    Scientific fields use metric all the time. It’s just some folks that prefer it the old way even if it makes it harder this way.

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    1 year ago

    I’ve been to Puerto Rico recently, and noticed a weird metric / US customary mix

    For example, when driving on the highways you’d see the distance markings in km, but the cars often had mph on their speedometer, with km/h as small markings on the side

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    1 year ago

    What’s fun is our liquor is ml/L but in Canada don’t they refer the 750ml bottle as “26ers” (as in oz)?