this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
517 points (95.0% liked)
Showerthoughts
30037 readers
674 users here now
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.
Rules
- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- Avoid politics
- 3.1) NEW RULE as of 5 Nov 2024, trying it out
- 3.2) Political posts often end up being circle jerks (not offering unique perspective) or enflaming (too much work for mods).
- 3.3) Try c/politicaldiscussion, volunteer as a mod here, or start your own community.
- Posts must be original/unique
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
What is this metric shit? I'm an American! I measure weight in American units like the hundredweight and the truss and the slug!
u guys mesure pressure with elephant stomps per giraffe square feet
You say that like there's a problem. It's twenty three ox-marmots to the elephant-giraffe.
My car gets forty rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it.
I don't know what a hundredweight is, but I'm just guessing based on American experience that it's a unit of volume equal to 132 quarts.
1 hundredweight = (1 qt * 32) + 100.7, of course. It’s very intuitive.
burgers per bald eagle
Chevrolet camaros per gun.
Ar15s per school shooting.