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

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 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?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

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