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[–] 92 points 4 months ago

First time ive ever used this template without needing to change the country

Nicely done OP

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  • [–] 69 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Every time I see one of these posts:

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  • [–] 40 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    It's rare that one of these makes the American side more appealing. You're shooting yourself in the...well, you know.

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    American here, meters are tools for measuring things! Voltmeter measure volts, speedometers measure speed, etc.

    Makes me nervous when I'm walking around, because every step I take my phone's pedometer detects another one :'(

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  • [–] 22 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    I am not an American, but I want to get measured.

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago

    He was literally 20 hamburgers tall.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago

    Please don't try to make imperial system look cool

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  • Measure me mommy.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    Measure me please 🥺

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    We need to sexualise the metric system.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    God, I love feet.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    The US fought, and apparently won, an entire war, to get out from under the heel of the boot which they insist on continuing to measure things against.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Meter? I hardly know 'er!

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    False, Europeans measure in metres

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    It looks like the people on top have a giant calf and foot for legs and feet. And one of them the foot is backwards.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of ⁠1/299792458⁠ of a second will always be superior to some stinky foot. Or an inch. Or a football field (Hand-egg one?)

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    IIRC, the meter stems from a fraction of an Earth's length, so you know what to do

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  • Wait till you hear how people measure the height of horses.

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    [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    This post made Miyazaki (Dark souls) want to move to the US.

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