𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agoPlease don't scare them!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down12
arrow-up179arrow-down1imagePlease don't scare them!lemmy.ml𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squareMercival@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 years agoMy sibling in Satan, that’s the backbone of the metric system. Nobody said anything about units.
minus-squaredmention7@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 years agoGotcha, so we’re talking kilotons and microinches then? Or is it actually the units that make the metric system scary to Americans?
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 years agoWoodworkers use the “metric system” all the time it seems. “Thousandths of an inch” is a common unit.
My sibling in Satan, that’s the backbone of the metric system. Nobody said anything about units.
Gotcha, so we’re talking kilotons and microinches then?
Or is it actually the units that make the metric system scary to Americans?
Woodworkers use the “metric system” all the time it seems. “Thousandths of an inch” is a common unit.