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Please don't scare them! (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I wait to the day the US rejects the metric completely, and invents a new system for Voltage measurement (proposed unit names: cell, shock, spark).

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    They're not serious before they stop using metric for ammunition

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    We aren't unitist when it comes to naming ammo. Half (ratio pulled from my ass) gets named based on US Customary units and half on Metric units. Most calibers get named in whatever unit sounds coolest. Seven point six two PRC (or any variation of the 7.62 verbalization) doesn't have the same ring or implied power as three hundred PRC.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I guess "9mm" really does sound a lot better than "almost 3/8 inch"

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