BookYou thought American Customary Units were cursed? I did, until...
As if we need another reason to give up on oil, check out oilfield measurements. I can't imagine the level of horseshittery required to come up with this bollocks.
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EsmieA few inches is still a couple of centimeters.
#MetricVsImperial #MeasurementMatters #InchesToCentimeters #LengthConversion #MathIsFun #ScienceFacts #UnitsOfMeasurement #ConvertIt #MetricSystem #ImperialSystem
Mazzo@_thegeoff til, attoparsec π€£
about 3.086 centimetres (1.215 in)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humorous_units_of_measurement
apropos, i invoke the #metricvsimperial hashtag π
worth a look, i promise 
Where are Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 Now?
love the fact that one can switch between #metricvsimperial
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/
@lethalbit #TIL bout mil 
hehe, follow the #metricvsimperial
just because..
..why wouldn't one call a unit a #shaftment π
#TIL that a Shaftment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaftment
is exactly 152,4mm
π
#metricvsimperial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaftment
is exactly 152,4mm
π
#metricvsimperial
@Luccus hehe, you have to see the video from Matt Parker π
because... why wouldn't you call a unit a shaftment! i lol every time i see it π€£
Matt Parker explains the imperial system and why its so greatly confusing π
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7x-RGfd0Yk
i wonder, will the struggle have an end at some point? i just do not understand; why? what is it, that keeps the imperial system still around? or is it just historical reasons? π€
so 3 barleycorns are equal to one inch... and of course why wouldn't you call a unit a shaftment π
im mean, i think its fading, but it could go faster π
