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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] MeatPilot 56 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's America, we count shit in stars and stripes.

[–] Bashnagdul 29 points 11 months ago (5 children)

What about other things besides shit?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago

Eagles per gun

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

If it's big, I've seen them use refrigerators, washing machines and football fields as units of measure.

Anything to avoid the metric system.

[–] owenfromcanada 4 points 11 months ago

"Wait, it's all shit?"

"Always has been"

[–] Confused_Emus 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Time is measured in eagle caws (eagle shrieks?).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

The sound many attach to eagles because of Hollywood is by the way not from an eagle, but from a red-tailed hawk. Video here.

[–] Mr_Dr_Oink 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Can't speak for americans but in the UK it is customary to measure things in number of bananas and count things in tins of baked beans. Dont get me started on fractions.

[–] Feyr 2 points 11 months ago

Silly Brits. Bananas are only for scale!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Dont get me started on fractions.

13/16" is the dumbest fraction I have to use on a regular basis. I'd love to hear a good fraction rant!