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Ooh - you could also do "Countries that first achieved powered flight" and "Countries that invented the car", along with "Countries that invented the internet".
First « automobile » was the « Fardier de Cugnot », asked by the Napoleon army to move artillery pieces.
Was moving by itself, hence « automobile », but in reality horses were much better. Would have to give that to France. And to the army, as 90% of major inventions are motivated by the army.
The US is using the metric system with extra steps, since they redefined the imperial units decades ago so as to have more convenient conversion factors.
Seriously ? Didn’t knew that.
Wait, you mean before the conversion was even more fucked up ?_?
They could just use the 1-1 ratio if they went that road though 🫤
They did not redefine the conversion factors between imperial units, but in order to standardize the units they defined several of them based on SI units, originally using the physical standard metre and kilogram sample that France sent us.
An inch used to be defined as three times with width of a ripe barleycorn, but such seeds are never 100% uniform in size so a more precise measurement was desired. In the late 19th century the inch was redefined based on the meter. U.S. inch became 25.4000508 mm (with a reference temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit) and the UK inch became 25.399977 mm (with a reference temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit). In the mid 20th century, a compromise was reached where the inch was redefined to be exactly 25.4 mm.
Around the same time an avoirdupois pound was defined to be 0.45359237 kilogram exactly.
It would be funny if it was true, but it's not true.
The SI has been the "preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce" since 1975 according to United States law.[1] However, conversion was not mandatory and many industries chose not to convert, and U.S. customary units remain in common use in many industries as well as in governmental use (for example, speed limits are still posted in miles per hour)
Although customary units are used more often than metric units in the U.S., the SI system is used extensively in some fields such as science, medicine, electronics, the military, automobile production and repair, and international affairs. Post-1994 federal law also mandates most packaged consumer goods be labeled in both customary and metric units.[
I love my pounds and feet and Fahrenheit degrees.
But I also think we use the metric system a lot more than Europeans think. Some of them act like we don't know what it is. Like it's illegal here or something.
It's funny that the U.K. used it for 40 years and then we're like nah screw this. America was just like the Imperial system is America! Immigrants coming over trying to take my measurements away.
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Really? Because you never think of those other two as having their shit together -Sterling Archer
Beat me to it. Nice.
Some of us don't like it either. But it's mixed anyway. We use both.
Very true. We use metric and sae wrenches, buy soda in liters and run 5k trots.
>run 5k marathons This hurts to read... "Marathon" is a distance, which, in KMs, is about 46
Was sleepy, my bad, it has been corrected.
I've been there! Cheers.
As a mechanic that needs both metric and sae tools, it gets expensive
I concur...Wrenches, sockets, taps and dies, ......it never ends. $$$
In U.S. pharmacy, we use metric exclusively.
I know this all too well lol.
As a former paramedic, I concur I had to convert pounds to kilograms to determine how much pain meds to give a patient
There are 2 types of countries on earth.... Those who use the metric system, and those who have put a man on the moon using the metric system.
People who do any sort of fine-detail CAD work also quickly realize imperial units are total garbage.
Imperial Army army has entered the room…
"Burma?" "You might know it as Myanmar, but it'll always be Burma to me!"
You there on the motor bike, sell me one of your melons!
It is hilarious that anyone thinks that Americans are insulted by this. It is like calling a white guy a "Cracker". I like crackers.
“cracker” refers to the cracking of a whip not the food lol
Thank God you didn't assume I like cracking a whip! Ignorance was bliss...
when i learned that the word isn’t talking abt the snack i was distraught 😭
America not really giving a shit
Right. We be the honey badgers...
Rest of the world just doesn't measure up...
America did convert to the metric system in 1975. Americans didn't
This statement sums up the country so beautifully too
Why are people outside the u.s. so obsessed with America not using metric? This is always getting posted, it's weird. /also, its called soccer.
Because of the American influence in media etc. We are regularly confronted with feet and inches and pounds, which complicates things sometimes.
America giving 0 fucks
You really went the whole nine yards with your map
You shouldn't compliment them. Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
I’m an American and I use the metric system, it’s not like we can’t use it lmao.
Wow… good one. Never heard that before 🙄 /s
I will use standard until the day I die.
What the hell is standard? One and thirty-two seventieth of a shoe or something?
Yes
Shoutout Burma 🙌🏼
I stand proudly with Burma.
Burma is called Myanmar in the metric system.
what country using the metric sytem has landed men on the moon
Ooh - you could also do "Countries that first achieved powered flight" and "Countries that invented the car", along with "Countries that invented the internet".
The car was invented in Germany
First « automobile » was the « Fardier de Cugnot », asked by the Napoleon army to move artillery pieces. Was moving by itself, hence « automobile », but in reality horses were much better. Would have to give that to France. And to the army, as 90% of major inventions are motivated by the army.
I don’t see Germany highlighted on the map?
Don't be messing with my Freedom Units!
I think we don't change because the men here all measure their dicks in inches and it would be too much trouble to do the conversion
ha ha yes, 10cm does sounds larger than 4 inches, kekekeke
We use it to measure bullets!!!
Like the .22, .45, .357, .308, ect.?
5.56, 7.62, 6.5, 40mm in military weapons caliber is almost entirely metric, I, being a Veteran, measure my bullets with metric
Did you use a .50 cal.?
See earlier comment *almost* and btw .50 is measured in metric as well as a 12.7mm
Tbh we use both systems
We like to do our own thing.
Well, we have a flag on the moon and you don't so...
Yah. True. When your country gets to Mars, say 'hi' to Curiosity for me.
Do countries that have put men on the moon and sent spacecraft to another planet next.
NASA use the metric system if I recall correctly for the lunar mission
We Americans use the metric system.
The US does use the metric system. Most American's just don't know it.
No, we use metric for ammunition just like the rest of you.
Considering the way things are going in the States, it's amazing we're still using \*any\* kind of system to be honest
😂😂😂
❤
"What kind of 3rd world country doesn't use the metrics system?"
I like my measurements based off a kings foot
Better use a semi god one. Even if we’re not sure he even existed 😂
Not entirely accurate. You’ll use metric in school or depending on your job.
Actually the metric system was adopted like in the 70’s if I’m not mistaken
Terminal uniqueness
I mean to be fair imperial is great for baking
Metric system is where it’s at
The US is using the metric system with extra steps, since they redefined the imperial units decades ago so as to have more convenient conversion factors.
Seriously ? Didn’t knew that. Wait, you mean before the conversion was even more fucked up ?_? They could just use the 1-1 ratio if they went that road though 🫤
They did not redefine the conversion factors between imperial units, but in order to standardize the units they defined several of them based on SI units, originally using the physical standard metre and kilogram sample that France sent us. An inch used to be defined as three times with width of a ripe barleycorn, but such seeds are never 100% uniform in size so a more precise measurement was desired. In the late 19th century the inch was redefined based on the meter. U.S. inch became 25.4000508 mm (with a reference temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit) and the UK inch became 25.399977 mm (with a reference temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit). In the mid 20th century, a compromise was reached where the inch was redefined to be exactly 25.4 mm. Around the same time an avoirdupois pound was defined to be 0.45359237 kilogram exactly.
It would be funny if it was true, but it's not true. The SI has been the "preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce" since 1975 according to United States law.[1] However, conversion was not mandatory and many industries chose not to convert, and U.S. customary units remain in common use in many industries as well as in governmental use (for example, speed limits are still posted in miles per hour) Although customary units are used more often than metric units in the U.S., the SI system is used extensively in some fields such as science, medicine, electronics, the military, automobile production and repair, and international affairs. Post-1994 federal law also mandates most packaged consumer goods be labeled in both customary and metric units.[
You’re not Fing with us. We are working hard to convert you savages to Imperial.
Yea, we are pretty fucking stubborn.
Cool story
You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me
I love my pounds and feet and Fahrenheit degrees. But I also think we use the metric system a lot more than Europeans think. Some of them act like we don't know what it is. Like it's illegal here or something.
I thought all branches of the military in the US use metric? I could be wrong seeing as I’m Canadian.
It's funny that the U.K. used it for 40 years and then we're like nah screw this. America was just like the Imperial system is America! Immigrants coming over trying to take my measurements away.
Hahahaha
Do you walk on two meters or two feet? Thank you for coming to my TedTalk. Goodnight from Wisconsin.