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It's common knowledge America is not fond of the Metric System. However, over recent years on social media, the USA have seemed to develop their own, rather creative measuring system consisting of rhinos, bananas, and salesforce buildings...
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#1
5 Tomatoes
Final score:
41points
Airis Malfoy 8 months ago
Atleast this should be the ray of enlightment.... like just use the metric system already(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
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#3
1 Standard Banana
Final score:
28points
#5
3 Guinea Pigs, 2 Ferrets And 1 Hamster
Final score:
23points
Airis Malfoy 8 months ago
"How tall are you?" "3 guinea pigs, 2 ferrets tall" "oh sorry, i like people who are above 3 guniea pigs, 2 ferrets and one hamster tall"
#6
One Rhino
Final score:
19points
Stealthzilla 8 months ago
Ok but this one just seems like its trying to make it a fun little way or thinking about it for kids and grownups alike. I don't see anything wrong with that, along with a lot of the other ones (not the washing machine one that one is stupid) but the social distancing ones seem fine to me
#7
100 Pugs
Final score:
18points
Stealthzilla 8 months ago
Ok so like i said on the rhino one some are stupid... yeah, this one is stupid, it doesn't even work in the sense of giving me something familiar to compare it to because 100 pugs is such an absurd thing to think about
#11
Corgi-Sized
Final score:
15points
General Stukov 8 months ago
I'm told two things instantly by this. It's small and it's dense. Most people can only visualize in pictures. It's how we're wired. Math is clumsy to the human brain, so why not compare it with images in your head which we use our senses instead of doing that math in our brain.
#12
Doggy-Sized
Final score:
14points
Mimi La Souris 8 months ago
who cares, this happy face is the most important thing to notice :D
#13
39 Humans
Final score:
11points
Tucker Cahooter 8 months ago
I thought they would have used football fields or the Status of Liberty for comparison
#14
15 Ice Creams
Final score:
11points
#15
1 Pork Chop
Final score:
10points
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What do you think ?
Stealthzilla 8 months ago
A lot of these seemed like they were either just trying to make it fun for children or give something familiar as a reference, some were just pure stupididty though
Jeremy James 8 months ago
I like that Celsius makes sense because it's based on the boiling and freezing points of water. But I grew up with Fahrenheit. There's a simplicity: 0°F is cold enough to be dangerous, and 100°F is hot enough to be dangerous. Seek shelter.
Nevid 8 months ago
I'm not really sure what you're trying to achieve but 0°C is cold enough to be dangerous and 100°C is hot enough to be dangerous as well.
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BriLikeTheCheese 8 months ago
what is with the american hate. my bad for not being able to get a mental grasp on a measuring tool that i haven’t used my whole life. me personally it’s easier to measure using “football fields” and even “bananas”. i get that it’s supposed to be funny, but i hate it when America is always the butt of the joke.
Amy Bindokas 8 months ago
I am curious about one thing when it comes to identification like licenses I’m assuming ice creams are not a method of measurement or are they 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦
L 8 months ago
while it is weird that the US hasn't switched to the metric system, this post is more about using relatable things so folks have a better idea of size. If I ask a client, via phone, how big a wasp nest on their house is, asking "Is it the size of a lime, a grapefruit or a watermelon?" Will get more accurate results than "was it 5cm 9cm or 30cm?"
Stealthzilla 8 months ago
A lot of these seemed like they were either just trying to make it fun for children or give something familiar as a reference, some were just pure stupididty though
Jeremy James 8 months ago
I like that Celsius makes sense because it's based on the boiling and freezing points of water. But I grew up with Fahrenheit. There's a simplicity: 0°F is cold enough to be dangerous, and 100°F is hot enough to be dangerous. Seek shelter.
Nevid 8 months ago
I'm not really sure what you're trying to achieve but 0°C is cold enough to be dangerous and 100°C is hot enough to be dangerous as well.
Load More Replies... BriLikeTheCheese 8 months ago
what is with the american hate. my bad for not being able to get a mental grasp on a measuring tool that i haven’t used my whole life. me personally it’s easier to measure using “football fields” and even “bananas”. i get that it’s supposed to be funny, but i hate it when America is always the butt of the joke.
Amy Bindokas 8 months ago
I am curious about one thing when it comes to identification like licenses I’m assuming ice creams are not a method of measurement or are they 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦
L 8 months ago
while it is weird that the US hasn't switched to the metric system, this post is more about using relatable things so folks have a better idea of size. If I ask a client, via phone, how big a wasp nest on their house is, asking "Is it the size of a lime, a grapefruit or a watermelon?" Will get more accurate results than "was it 5cm 9cm or 30cm?"
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