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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5 Tomatoes
Atleast this should be the ray of enlightment.... like just use the metric system already(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
1 Standard Banana
One Bald Eagle
This is funny, but it's just a social distancing joke. I once saw one that had two silhouettes of Jeremy Clarkson and it said to "Keep at least 2 Peel P50s apart".
i don't like these social distancing ones, they're just being creative and fun
3 Guinea Pigs, 2 Ferrets And 1 Hamster
"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"
One Rhino
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
100 Pugs
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
Corgi-Sized
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.
Doggy-Sized
who cares, this happy face is the most important thing to notice :D
39 Humans
I thought they would have used football fields or the Status of Liberty for comparison
15 Ice Creams
1 Pork Chop
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
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.
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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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.
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 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦
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?"
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
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.
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... 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.
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 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦
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?"
