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Americans using anything but the metric system (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] Shampiss@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

The inch is 3 grains of barley of course! At least the kind of barley they had In the 14th century. Alternatively the length of 12 poppy seeds in a line. You probably have lots of those lying around your house right?

The foot is about the size of a clown shoe, duh!

And the mile is about the length of 1000 paces from a malnourished roman soldier