AlolanVulpix comments on Time to double down on the metric system

Time to double down on the metric system (www.cbc.ca)

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In the spirit of rapprochement with Europe and reorientation away from the United States, it's time to complete the Metrication process in Canada that was stopped prematurely by the Mulroney government.

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[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Centimetres are more commonly used to measure height (e.g., on official government issued IDs)

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

And honestly the accuracy doesn't hurt here. 170cm vs. 180 is a pretty big difference in how tall someone seems.

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