The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoI'm afraid we've been bamboozledlemmy.worldimagemessage-square206fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down122
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minus-squaremoopet@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 days agoThe US does it too, the other way around. They use fractions for a lot of things (3/8", half a foot, etc.) and then switch in decimals (like “2.5 inches”) when they think you’re not looking. Except for bullets for some reason which are in mm.
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoFractions and decimals are the same units though. It should be easy enough to convert between them as well
minus-squareChildeHarold@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agodon’t get me started on bullets.
minus-squareZeffSyde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThere’s also calibur for bullets, e.g. .357, .45, .22. , 30 aught 6.
The US does it too, the other way around. They use fractions for a lot of things (3/8", half a foot, etc.) and then switch in decimals (like “2.5 inches”) when they think you’re not looking. Except for bullets for some reason which are in mm.
Fractions and decimals are the same units though. It should be easy enough to convert between them as well
Don’t forget 2 liters of soda!
Litercola? Do we sell litercola?
Is it French?
It’s for a cop.
don’t get me started on bullets.
There’s also calibur for bullets, e.g. .357, .45, .22. , 30 aught 6.