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[-] [email protected] 154 points 2 years ago

Just wait until they find out public schools are giving their children dihydrogen monoxide without asking for parental approval.

[-] [email protected] 65 points 2 years ago

Found in acid rain and cancer cells.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago

It's found everywhere. They've detected DHMO even in the deepest parts of the ocean, and it's been estimated that every single human being alive has at least some of it in their bloodstream. We're fucked.

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[-] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago

The most dangerous substance in our modern world

[-] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

Literally everyone who consumed it ends up dying.

[-] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It turns out it is toxic to humans in large doses, but despite that it is still widely used by industry because it is such a cheap, abundant and potent solvent.

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[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

Just wait until they find out public schools are giving their children dihydrogen monoxide without asking for parental approval.

You can't give dihydrogen monoxide to children. Fish fuck in it when there are large quantities of it.

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[-] [email protected] 100 points 2 years ago

LVII percent of people are morons.

[-] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And XXIX percent at least understood the assignment

[-] [email protected] 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

XIV% of people just wanted to see the results.

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[-] [email protected] 61 points 2 years ago

Well you heard them. American numbers only from now on.

Get learning, kids.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago

Those are Mayan numerals for those curious

[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago

Now I ain't sayin that's a good system but I ain't sayin it's a bad system.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

Straightforward enough. Dots and tics in fives. And a weird croissant for some reason.

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[-] [email protected] 57 points 2 years ago

It's America, we count shit in stars and stripes.

[-] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago

What about other things besides shit?

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

Eagles per gun

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[-] [email protected] 50 points 2 years ago
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[-] [email protected] 45 points 2 years ago

Gotcha questions like this (eg "should we ban dihydromonoxide") are supposed to show us not to jump to conclusions, but I'm guessing the people voting no on this one aren't taking much away from it

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

I think the point is less the conclusions of the poll itself, but moreso the ignorance of the average person about what the Arabic numerals are.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago

You're joking, but give it a few months to a year.

This will be a republican talking point for doing away with public schools.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago

Do you want to tell them, or should i?

[-] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago

Idk, I have no idea how to read the results I’m American.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago
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[-] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago

To be fair the system is hindu arabic.

Closer to hindu १२३ than arabic ١٢٣

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[-] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago

We, a Christian nation, should instead teach Church Numerals like GOD INTENDED! (/s)

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

…ucking stupid

[-] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In fairness the question is open to interpretation. They don't specify if they mean western or eastern Arabic numerals.

As schools in the west already teach western, the people responding could justifiably deduce that the question is referring to eastern.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

But the Eastern Arabic numbers are the same as the western ones except that the Arabs call them Indian numbers

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[-] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

Imperial mesure and Roman numerals fits good in this dystopic redneck country

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[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago

Someone should tell them...

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

Fucking idiots...

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

Roman numerals only!

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

Apparently they call it "Hindu-Arabic" numbers now. Not sure if that makes it more or less frightening

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

Well there's always Roman to fall back to

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