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Anything But Metric

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Americans will use anything but metric

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[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Well don't blame the scientists. They measure in meters. It's the journalists trying to make things relatable to readers at a fifth grade level.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We are talking about Daily Mail readers.

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

My bad, third grade level.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 4 months ago
[–] magikmw@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago

If daily mail readers could read, they'd be very angry.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

True, but we need to stop dumbing down shit for lazy morons.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

And then there's Trump and RFK Jr and...

[–] BillMurray@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If only we had units to measure the volume and weight of items.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

I wonder how many cubic Smoots half a giraffe is 🤔

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Pretty damn sure there is some animal half as big as one of these long dudes

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago
[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Just say it's the size of a moose

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

Just take a giraffe and roll it into a ball. About that big.

[–] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Americans keep insisting on using anything but the metric system

[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I think The Daily Mail is British.

[–] MIXEDUNIVERS@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well its pretty obvious. its all messurements of a Giraff that are halfed H x W x L

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, obviously. It's just the most common everyday example of size!