That is an ironic descriptor when you think about it.
Canadians are weird like that... 5'8", 180 lb, but I like 20C, driving 110km/hr (sidetracked; after HS we did a road trip to Mexico, in the middle of Arizona we were in an empty zone and hit 120mph. Eventually get pulled over and cop comes running with his shotgun at the driver we are all just showing hands saying we thought we were reading km, he eventually sees that we aren't a threat and looks at his license. "Now, I don't know where Manitoba IS, and I know you're not going to come back to pay the biggest fucking fine you've ever seen. So, slow the fuck down and get the fuck out of my county.")
lol, I love America but our devotion to the imperial system of measurements is so silly and stubborn. Our best and most defining trait might be our stubbornness so... in that I take pride in our nonsensical system of measurements.
But... SHIT, it is nonsensical. My forced translation of recipes and multiple sets of car tools because of minuscule differences sure gets annoying.
As bad a President as Carter was, his attempt to get our country to switch to metric may be the only good thing he did (but it failed). Like all things that are good for you (eating healthy foods, getting exercise, etc.), it is painful to make it a habit, but once you break through the pain, you realize how much better it is because of the change.
40km is about 25 Miles for those using the Freedom units
Also converts to 17 eagles per football field
Lmao
We stole the rights to them
And made the German pretenders to the British crown finally give them up completely :P
Just like we stole their guns pre revolution to use against them :D
LEAGUES AND FURLONGS OR NOTHING AT ALL
My penis is 0.00000000000000000000000023 Astronomical units in length.
Touché.
Didn't work out so well when they tried it on gas here Pyraminds in inches I'll stick to that
I’m American too and I agree metric is better.
Not when your in later years, too damn much to try and learn. Math/numbers was never my strong suit so I'll pass TYVM.
Fucking Commie
That is an ironic descriptor when you think about it.
Canadians are weird like that... 5'8", 180 lb, but I like 20C, driving 110km/hr (sidetracked; after HS we did a road trip to Mexico, in the middle of Arizona we were in an empty zone and hit 120mph. Eventually get pulled over and cop comes running with his shotgun at the driver we are all just showing hands saying we thought we were reading km, he eventually sees that we aren't a threat and looks at his license. "Now, I don't know where Manitoba IS, and I know you're not going to come back to pay the biggest fucking fine you've ever seen. So, slow the fuck down and get the fuck out of my county.")
Spouseanon has a cousin in Ireland and I had no idea what she was talking about when she was referring to her weight in stones.
lol, I love America but our devotion to the imperial system of measurements is so silly and stubborn. Our best and most defining trait might be our stubbornness so... in that I take pride in our nonsensical system of measurements.
But... SHIT, it is nonsensical. My forced translation of recipes and multiple sets of car tools because of minuscule differences sure gets annoying.
As bad a President as Carter was, his attempt to get our country to switch to metric may be the only good thing he did (but it failed). Like all things that are good for you (eating healthy foods, getting exercise, etc.), it is painful to make it a habit, but once you break through the pain, you realize how much better it is because of the change.
Because we couldn't figger how much gas we got