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27 Examples That Show Americans Will Measure With Anything But The Metric System. (thelanguagenerds.com)

submitted 11 months ago by testman@lemmy.ml to c/funny@lemmy.ml

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[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Incredible. The first line attributes the metric system as being a British invention. How exceptionalist do you have to be to just assume that's the case and not actually check?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

And don’t get me started on “the US won WWII on the Western Front, you’re welcome.”

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Don’t tell them that their freedom units are actually based on metric/SI units nowadays.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

The only reason I don't measure in metric is because I can never find the damn 10 millimeter socket!