▲ 530 ▼ metric rule (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by airportline@lemmy.ml to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone 59 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] airportline@lemmy.ml [S] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) What have we done to deserve this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Turun@feddit.de 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Nothing, you don't need to do anything particularly good to deserve the metric system. It is given free of charge to all people! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] airportline@lemmy.ml [S] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) But I love having to add fractions with different denominators and getting it wrong! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Andonno@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago That's okay, youl still have time for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joneskind@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is given free of charge to all people! As a French dude knowing about another small petty French dude named Napoleon, I wouldn't say it was always given free of charge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Turun@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago Metric system (cavalry charge included) permalink fedilink source parent [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Kept breaking things by using us customary for the most part permalink fedilink source parent [–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm just wondering what we did to deserve the inch becoming 25.4mm instead of just 25 XD permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago* 5cm ≈ 2 inches up to about a foot. permalink fedilink source parent [+] airportline@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 2 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Turun@feddit.de 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Nothing, you don't need to do anything particularly good to deserve the metric system. It is given free of charge to all people! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] airportline@lemmy.ml [S] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) But I love having to add fractions with different denominators and getting it wrong! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Andonno@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago That's okay, youl still have time for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joneskind@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is given free of charge to all people! As a French dude knowing about another small petty French dude named Napoleon, I wouldn't say it was always given free of charge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Turun@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago Metric system (cavalry charge included) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] airportline@lemmy.ml [S] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) But I love having to add fractions with different denominators and getting it wrong! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Andonno@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago That's okay, youl still have time for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Andonno@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago That's okay, youl still have time for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is given free of charge to all people! As a French dude knowing about another small petty French dude named Napoleon, I wouldn't say it was always given free of charge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Turun@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago Metric system (cavalry charge included) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Turun@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago Metric system (cavalry charge included) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Kept breaking things by using us customary for the most part permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm just wondering what we did to deserve the inch becoming 25.4mm instead of just 25 XD permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago* 5cm ≈ 2 inches up to about a foot. permalink fedilink source parent [+] airportline@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 2 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago* 5cm ≈ 2 inches up to about a foot. permalink fedilink source parent
