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noroute@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• felixwhynot@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How dare you bring a metric prefix into this!

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    More of a Roman prefix tbf…

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    • felixwhynot@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Rome??? This is AMERICUH! /j

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  • Leviathan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why are Americans afraid of real units of measurement?

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    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wouldn’t you rather they spend more time doing fractions instead of invading more countries?

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      • Leviathan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I feel like there’s enough room for both the metric system and not invading countries in this big ol’ world.

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• ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Every step you take in America, one more step has been taken in America.

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• aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  For every gallon freedom’d in the US, four quarts have been assault rifle’d.

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  • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But a gallon is only 3 3/4 liters. Where does the extra cup go? Did the government take it?

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    • someguy3@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Americans are getting hosed. An imperial gallon is 4.54 liters.

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