OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agoYou've Just Been Hit By The Metric System Boyslemmy.worldimagemessage-square189fedilinkarrow-up1148
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minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·5 days agoIt’s obvious that there’s 1760 yards in a mile. There’s 22 yards in a chain, which we can all remember because of the 22 yard line in rugby. There are 10 chains in a furlong, which fans of metric can’t complain about. There are 8 furlongs in a mile, just like there are 8 pints in a gallon. And 22x10x8 = 11x10x16 and 11 is easy to multiply by in your head, so it’s really very simple to get to 1760. /s
minus-square𝕲𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍🔻𝕯𝖃 (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agothis but unironically.
minus-square𝕲𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍🔻𝕯𝖃 (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI expect this kind of comment from the ai discussions. What’s wrong with me liking stupid bullshit units? Metric is the beige paint of measurement systems: innoffensive, perfectly serviceable, boring. Where’s your sense of whimsy?
It’s obvious that there’s 1760 yards in a mile.
There’s 22 yards in a chain, which we can all remember because of the 22 yard line in rugby.
There are 10 chains in a furlong, which fans of metric can’t complain about.
There are 8 furlongs in a mile, just like there are 8 pints in a gallon.
And 22x10x8 = 11x10x16 and 11 is easy to multiply by in your head, so it’s really very simple to get to 1760.
/s
this but unironically.
Congratulations, you’re brainwashed.
I expect this kind of comment from the ai discussions. What’s wrong with me liking stupid bullshit units? Metric is the beige paint of measurement systems: innoffensive, perfectly serviceable, boring. Where’s your sense of whimsy?