Do people in France have flags on their cars? Do they sell clothing with the flag for Zimbabwe everywhere? Do people dress as their country’s mascot for every day events?

  • ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I’m an engineer in the US, and I can tell you that the Imperial unit system is a major pain in the ass. It’s makes no sense at all. 1 meter=100cm=1000mm vs. 1yard=3 feet=36inches. I’ll not even get into slugs for gravity, miles, and pounds. Whoever invented the English unit system needs to be kicked in the balls. It’s probably one of the worst mathematical blunders of humanity.

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      See, this is exactly what I’m talking about. It is not that hard to go from yards to inches. Hell, even converting between metric and standard isn’t hard. Hell, the software you use most likely does it for you. And you are so aggressive about it, it’s ridiculous. "Oh woe is me, I have to divide by 12 instead of 10! I need to kick someone in the balls because god forbid I divide by 36. "