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You can use Fibonacci numbers to approximately convert miles to km (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@europe.pub to c/lifehacks@sh.itjust.works

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[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I never understood the use of yards for exits over there, but the hardest part was figuring out what my GP meant when he said I needed to lose a couple 'stones'... C'mon, you can't expect me to learn imperial, metric, and whatever the hell that is.

I'm already stuck having to be able to convert between elephants and F-250's because my homeland REFUSES the metric system, now I have to study geology just to figure out how unhealthy I am (actually was, I've lost 40lbs since then).

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Stones are imperial. There are 14 pounds in a stone. Obviously it's the right unit for people's weight because who wouldn't want to share the weight of a human equally seven ways, eh?

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

My kidney stones are imperial too.

There are 14 pounds in a stone.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Hefty. That's gonna hurt.