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A Different Way of Measuring Time: Metric Time (metric-time.com)
submitted 3 months ago by original_reader@lemm.ee to c/damnthatsinteresting@lemmy.ml
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[–] ndupont@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Having a second that is not in line with the definition of the second, which if the most metric thing, is an abomination.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's close enough that counting Mississippis is still roughly accurate.

(for non-US people, we sometimes estimate seconds by counting 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi... just because it's a long word that takes about the right amount of time to say)

[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Your departure form US defaultism is celebrated here, dear person.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

I didn't want anyone to think I'm actually from that shithole state, Mississippi.

[–] ndupont@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We do it with crocodiles but maths checks out.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Australia?