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-squareYerbouti@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoAs a Canadian, I’m deeply frustrated that we are taught the metric system but everything related to construction uses the feet/inch system, because USA.
minus-squareCactopuses@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoIt’s more than that Heights are almost expressed in feet and inches when it comes to people, and oven temperatures in Farenheight But then outdoor temps are in Celsius, and measurements are often in CM / M oh and boy temp is Farenheight too cause of course lol
minus-squareYerbouti@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoYep. You can add to that the weight of people and other random things expressed in lb, while we are taught kg in school.
As a Canadian, I’m deeply frustrated that we are taught the metric system but everything related to construction uses the feet/inch system, because USA.
It’s more than that
Heights are almost expressed in feet and inches when it comes to people, and oven temperatures in Farenheight
But then outdoor temps are in Celsius, and measurements are often in CM / M oh and boy temp is Farenheight too cause of course lol
Yep. You can add to that the weight of people and other random things expressed in lb, while we are taught kg in school.