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[–] [email protected] 157 points 2 months ago (4 children)

by that metric

Americans cannot understand any metric

[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 months ago (1 children)

2 liter bottle.

Checkmate, athiests.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also we have electric, water and gas meters smh

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is why I say 'metre' for the measure and 'meter' for the measurement device

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

And Demeter for the harvest

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)

9mm

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We’re more familiar with 5.56x45mm thanks to all our school shootings thank you very much.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In the same way a US ton and a metric ton is like 10% different, a 556 bullet is actually 5.7 mm across.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Because the minor diameter of the barrel is 5.56 mm and the major diameter is 5.69 mm. If the bullet were smaller than that then the propellant would blow past it. They didn't make a 'murican millimetre like they did with the imperial system.

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

I would make a bet that more mass shootings are done with 9mm. Depending on which shootings they consider 'mass' I see estimates from 60-80% for handgun usage. I'm sure the cheap .22 is a large number, but 9mm is probably right up there. There is a large bias in reporting the school shootings and shootings involving rifles by the media. They almost ignore the others.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

28 grams to an ounce

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

In point of fact Americans have gotten impressive results out of far more complicated metrics than metric. It's not a matter of understanding, it's a matter of pride. And of not having to buy all new tools.