The Picard ManeuverM to [email protected] • 1 year agoIs this not how lumber is measured in other countries?startrek.websiteimagemessage-square44arrow-up1890arrow-down117
arrow-up1873arrow-down1imageIs this not how lumber is measured in other countries?startrek.websiteThe Picard ManeuverM to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square44
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoI had this shower thought lately, that imperial measurements is how the USA still is partly colonized by the British empire. It’s in the name. The British themselves are slowly phasing it out, but the Americans still sick to their guns.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoWe were going to switch to metric, but our 1kg weight got stolen by pirates.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoCorrect But OP’s point was that USA still used “Imperial” units and made a point based on that name. US tweeked a system to call it their own and stuck with it. That’s classic US.
minus-squareThe Picard ManeuverOPMlinkfedilink2•1 year ago the Americans still stick to their guns. As we like to do, partner.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoI read that in the voice of the engineer in tf2
I had this shower thought lately, that imperial measurements is how the USA still is partly colonized by the British empire. It’s in the name.
The British themselves are slowly phasing it out, but the Americans still sick to their guns.
We were going to switch to metric, but our 1kg weight got stolen by pirates.
USA uses US customary units
Which were based on the imperial system
Correct
But OP’s point was that USA still used “Imperial” units and made a point based on that name.
US tweeked a system to call it their own and stuck with it. That’s classic US.
As we like to do, partner.
I read that in the voice of the engineer in tf2