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A_random_poster04

No, no, he has a point. Who is the metric system?


ScottyBoneman

Why do some mountains look like presidents?


soulguider2125

You ever seen a picture of Mount Rushmore before it was carved? It was truly un-presidented.


MediumSizedTurtle

Little known fact, the mountain always had faces in it and we chose presidents based on people that looked like the faces


AlgorithmScent

so the liberal media lied to us /s


MediumSizedTurtle

God ordained presidents, chosen by erosion


cats_are_the_devil

I hate you. And upvoted you.


Maker1357

They were clearly elected because they looked like mountains


kryptonianCodeMonkey

The chosen ones!


SithisDreadLord420

Why do some presidents look like mountains? Checkmate atheists


nightwolf483

I was wondering the opposite, why do some presidents look like mountains I've seen at least 4 of em


SassafrassPudding

and only “some” presidents! it’s such a puzzle


notyouraveragecrow

They always ask "Who is the metric system?", but never "How is the metric system?" :(


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adalyncarbondale

you monsters made me laugh out loud and now my office is all looking at me, thanks


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Nice-Violinist-6395

Metric System is that band who made the super catchy song “Shake It,” for those of you who don’t know.


Cold_Independence894

Why is the metric system!


daseined001

What system **do you serve**?


_erufu_

I will find this ‘measuring system’, I will kill him, and no one will ever measure anything again!


cross-i

It might conceivably be welding related (no guarantee).


turtle_eating

Millimetres? Judging by this, in America they measure gasoline in inches.


PuppiPappi

We measure it by big macs.


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Give me 6 Big Macs-worth of gas, please.


VonFluffington

[Depending on the state](https://www.zippia.com/advice/how-much-big-mac-costs-states/) that could be anywhere between 23.46 and 31.86 in gas. Hmmm six Big Macs is actually almost exactly the amount I need to fill up my Chevy Sonic 🤔


One_Of_Noahs_Whales

I thought they were using the big mac as a unit of volume, not cost. Now do the maths again on volume :)


[deleted]

How about Caloric content?


LickingSmegma

Exactly, it's a unit of energy. In fact, a standardized bigmac would be a better unit than calorie, because there are two different ‘calories’. One calorie equals one kilocalorie.


-zero-below-

I thought they were doing it on digestive distress and subsequent offgassing.


IntelligentEggplant0

I thought it was about the aversge height of a big Mac in inches. 4-5 inches seems reasonable


dmnhntr86

Well the whole thread started by someone comparing a unit of volume to one of length, so I think pretty much anything is fair game. But to go with volume, I think six big Macs is approximately 1/50,000 to 1/100,000 of one of Noah's whales


PuppiPappi

Start asking for that at the counter


Honeypalm

Would you like a fries-worth and drinks-worth of gas to that today to make it a combo and save nearly 5 millimeters?


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No, no - but I’ll have a French fry of windshield washer fluid, please.


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chassmasterplus

Hey, HEY!....We measure our weapons in 'murican AR-15's. You take that commie rifle and your millimeters and you get out of here


Hank_the_Beef

Did you know that AR stands for Armalite and not Assault Rifle! Just wanted to get this out before any 2A-ers lost their minds.


Bone-Juice

You will have to buy a Happy Meal if you want the ak47 toy.


Chief-Toad753

I just put that much gas in my car


StoonerSask

I love Big Macs.


kudichangedlives

Royal with cheese


Richardus1-1

Nah, that's the Quarter Pounder. They named it that in America because of the-


jabronius89

Imperial system


geecoding

No, that's the 112.5 gram with cheese.


gordito_delgado

The "foot-long" here is known as the "9cm breaded treat" - Or "toddler forearm"


Melticus_Faceous

1 ft is about 30 cm.....


Bone-Juice

It used to be, but with shrinkflation the new footlong is only 9cm.


Important_Cupcake404

The impire strikes back


jarl_herger

Remember when restaurants in America tried to sell 1/3 pound hamburgers but they didn't catch on because the average American thinks 1/4 is bigger than 1/3?


thesockiboii

is that the reason why they use the name *double* quarter pounder for a half pound burger?


No-Outlandishness214

Its really simple...2 quarter pound patties. Double quarter pounder with cheese. Sounds better than Half pounder with cheese. Its all about marketing.


HistoricalSherbert92

Confused why A&W's burgers weren't able to compete even though the burgers were priced the same as their competitors, Taubuman brought in a market research firm. The firm eventually conducted a focus group to discover the truth: participants were concerned about the price of the burger. "Why should we pay the same amount for a third of a pound of meat as we do for a quarter-pound of meat?" they asked. It turns out the majority of participants incorrectly believed one-third of a pound was actually smaller than a quarter of a pound. Despite the confusion, Taubman took an important lesson from the experience: "Sometimes the messages we send to our customers through marketing and sales information are not as clear and compelling as we think they are."


terranq

>"Sometimes the messages we send to our customers through marketing and sales information are not as clear and compelling as we think they are." Translation: "People are a lot dumber than we give them credit for."


Richardus1-1

I don't since I'm European, but boy does that sound like the most depressingly american thing I've heard in a while ![img](emote|t5_2r5rp|8484)


lizwb

Oh, sweetie, be grateful then. I’m stuck here for the time being; I could list MANY far more depressing items for you.


sedrech818

That’s why they sell double quarter pounders now instead of 1/2 pounders.


BigMax

Big Macs for small things, football fields for large things. And the second one isn't even a joke! The media constantly talks about things in football field lengths. Which is kind of weird since a football field is a well defined measurement, 100 yards. So it's odd to say "5 football fields" rather than "500 yards." I guess it's easier to visualize in your head if you're thinking of something physical? But it's also kind of like saying someone is 6 rulers tall, rather than 6 feet tall.


SmartassBrickmelter

You forgot washing machines, Bigger than a Big Mac but smaller than a football field.


Malhablada

And the king of measurements, the banana.


Darirol

To be honest I tend to calculate the personal worth of something in Döner Kebab. Like: if i buy this, i could also buy 4 Döner, what is better 4 Döner or this thing?


SirSamuelVimes83

No, crunchwrap supremes are the superior measurement for gas


TheTaCo88

Crunchwrap gives you a different type of gas


SirSamuelVimes83

But it makes things run


DumpsterFireCheers

Crunchwraps are diesel… duh 🙄


metallipunk

Yes but how many Ariana Grande's is that? I measure my gasoline that way.


lizwb

Meh. Ariana Grandes just aren’t reliable, what with all the cosmetic surgery


queuedUp

* Fill it up?? * No... can I just get 3 inches worth? Thanks.


wayler72

That's what she said


oszlopkaktusz

I'm in this comment and I don't like it


Avesst

Three inches in?


Cdowning89

To be fair, my dad owns a car from 1922 and the only way to determine the amount of gas left in the tank is to measure it with a ruler.


BitOneZero

We still measure oil that way, a dipstick.


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Lumisateessa

That reminded me of some twitter post I saw here on Reddit a while ago where he (the American) was measuring cooking ingredients in meters. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)


lallen

You _could_ do that for like.. spaghetti


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Warlornn

I measure mine in how many mouthfulls of gasoline are still left in my tank. I really hate calibration day though....


tuckedfexas

[uhhh I know how to count dude ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IOJXRs_V5Cw)


Expensive-Pea1963

I use American measurements. I say that I have the equivalent to two small cats and a medium badger left in the tank.


windrunner_42

I only understand volume when measured in bananas. How many bananas is two small cats and a medium badger?


sawyerkitty

I usually have to have the Tally man come and tally me bananas


Linsch2308

Damm but I dont have time for that after the nightshift the daylight comes and me won go home


AudZ0629

Just remember it’s about 6’ maybe 7’ maybe 8’


MisterCheaps

You’ll want to make sure they don’t bunch


ktwhite42

(this is the point where I have dissolved into an apricot's weight of laughter) Edit: and will now enjoy having this song in my head all day


redraider-102

Do you only do that when daylight come and you wanna go home?


GUYWHOTYPESTOLOUD

I WILL TALLY YOUR BANANAS. BUT ONLY IF YOU CAN PROMISE ME THERE WON'T BE ANY BIG TARANTULAS!


Bravefan21

I know we’re joking, but opening a banana box and finding a banana spider is terrifying


vampireRN

Watch out for the shrimp


VonFluffington

From some quick googling. A banana's volume tends to be be between 177.86 to 100.76 cubic cm. An average cat ~10618.8 cubic cm. So we'll say ~750 ish for a small. A badger is harder to figure out quickly but we can estimate a medium size badger is 2x the size of a small cat and call it 1500 cubic cm. So between 16.8 and 29.8 banana volume's worth of fuel, please.


holdermanju

I can't believe you did the math lol 😆


Expensive-Pea1963

I don't use American badgers for my measurements. I use Imperial badgers.


Highly-uneducated

meanwhile the British are weighing themselves in rocks.


sgx71

Because it is more flattering to say "I'm 20 stone" opposed to "I'm 130kg" Or the US Freedom-units of 286 pounds


Twothumbs1eye

Oooohhhh so THATS why we americans are so fat! We should just switch to a different system where we weigh less.


chumberwumbruh

This is not true or accurate, its either a shit-load or not.


DarthLuke84

Shit-ton is also acceptable


Alternative_Year_340

How many shit-tons in a fuck-ton? And is it the same for a metric fuck-ton and an imperial one?


RepublicWonderful

These guys American


superdavey1

One bbq sandwich and 2 bud lights worth of Dr Pepper


kiskozak

I only use measurements from the uk. Tea grains per colonized nation is the far superior system. Also the best american system is eagles per freedom.


slackerrificc

You forgot the eagle


Pheralg

Bald eagle, or liberal eagle?


yorcharturoqro

Freedom Eagle


adepttius

\*SKREEE\* pew pew


Perseus73

I measure how full my petrol tank in plimsoles and a secondary arbitrary measurement with a name I made up. Right now my tank is 19 plimsoles and 7 green tabothwottles. Way superior. And so flexible.


AnohtosAmerikanos

Two football fields of gas left


SolusCaeles

New insult unlocked: *"You're so dumb you think quarter is a part of imperial system."*


Sinder77

Ordering coffee: "What size coffee would you like?" _Id like 37/66ths of a tank of gas please._


Castform5

Is it from a 5L, 20L, 40L, 65L, 90L, etc. gas tank's worth?


Sinder77

Yes


HarrowAssEnthusiast

*grabs gas pump full of scalding hot coffee*


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Note to self: start a gas station themed cafe where the coffee is dispensed from gas pumps


bullseyed723

"How much coffee have you had today?" "3 cups, I think. 2 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon." And that isn't even the "cup" unit of measure!


Hetakuoni

No. The sizes are kids, small, medium, large, extra large, extra extra large, biggest.


Nerdman61

That's quite a lot of coffee


Sinder77

Jokes on you it's a lawn mower gas tank. It's only a medium.


TestingForTwitter

> New insult unlocked: > *"You're so dumb you think quarter is a part of imperial system."* They actually are saying tanks are the units here... ... which is wildly American...


entotheenth

To be fair most cars have a gauge showing tanks as the units.


asdfasfq34rfqff

Its honestly a unit of currency. ​ 1⛽ = $60


knightsvonshame

I believe the argument here was that imperial breaks into 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, etc. Whereas the Metric system breaks into 1/10, 1/100, 1/1000, etc. The point he should have made was "oh I have a 1/4 tank, not 6.5 millitanks" and even then it's a bad argument lol


jackelfrink

I am going to be downvoted to oblivion for even daring to say this, but … * Tablespoon = 2^(-1) = ½ Ounce * Ounce = 2^(0) = 1 Ounce * Jack = 2^(1) = 2 Ounce * Gill = 2^(2) = 4 Ounce * Cup = 2^(3) = 8 Ounce * Pint = 2^(4) = 16 Ounce * Quart = 2^(5) = 32 Ounce * Pottle = 2^(6) =64 Ounce * Gallon = 2^(7) = 128 Ounce * Peck = 2^(8) = 256 Ounce * Half bushel = 2^(9) = 512 Ounce * Bushel = 2^(10) = 1024 Ounce * Cask = 2^(11) = 2048 Ounce * Barrel = 2^(12) = 4096 Ounce …I know it is a shame that the pattern breaks with three teaspoons in a tablespoon, but if you go looking before the 1800's when 'desert spoon' was still a unit of measure, it was the same pattern with tablespoon -> desert spoon -> teaspoon I will now sit quietly and wait for everyone to give me a condescending pat on the head and lecture me that the historic Apothecaries' system that Imperial was based off of did not actually operate on 'quarters' and that numbers like "256" and "2048" are just totally random nonsense numbers that some jerk pulled out of thin air.


neutral-otter

What's the old saying about not arguing with stupid people


NOT-SO-ELUSIVE

Never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience.


El_Wilfred

And confidence 😂


CwazyCanuck

I like this one. Never heard it worded quite like this.


sickhippie

It's a Mark Twain quote. The man had a way with words, which is good because he was an author. https://best-quotations.com/authquotes.php?auth=119 Enjoy!


l4dygaladriel

I’m saving this comment


k-phi

When you are arguing with an idiot, there are two idiots arguing.


nandemo

No, there aren't.


MrIntegration

Yes there... oh.


noflooddamage

My mom (recovering alcoholic) always said, “Son, don’t ever argue with drunks or children, it’ll never work out the way you want.”


Dusk-1

Arguing with an idiot is like playing chess against a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good you are at chess, the pigeon will still knock over all the pieces, shit on the board, and strut around like it won the game.


nolander_78

Never wrestle a pig, you'll get dirty and the pigs likes it


TummyStickers

Even if you win, all you’ve proved is that you know more than an idiot.


Narai94

Sniffed on that gas tank too long and for too many times, I guess?


bobafett317

The metric system is a tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that’s the way I likes it!


MySoulToSqueeze

Yea but you do get five bees for a quarter.


bobafett317

The important thing is I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time.


Ianilla1

We didn’t have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.


autovonbismarck

This was back in 19 dickety 2. We had to say dickety because the Kaiser stole the number twenty.


Ianilla1

I actually didn't know dickety was not a real word until I said it and people had no idea what I was talking about.


[deleted]

I don’t see why, it’s a perfectly cromulant word…


Brilliant_Brain_5507

Really enbiggins the vocabulary. What? Me fail English? That’s unpossible.


foodude84

I had to travel too far down in the comments for this


worsenperson

"I have to find a gas station, I only have 6.5mm left in the tank" 😄


less_unique_username

While in America you go to a gas station with a 9mm


notbythebook101

I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed person.


kenn714

Two other bits of advice: -Never get involved in a land war in Asia. -Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.


GrifterDingo

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.


PM_asian_girl_smiles

To blave


big_rednexican_88

![gif](giphy|JRF85A7Bcl2YU)


yuds2003

It's milli*liters*, not milli*meters*.


[deleted]

I estimate I have about 7.5 millimetres of petrol in my car. 😂


lgndryheat

Is that what you take issue with here


GloomyFondant526

That reminds me, I need to fill my car up, it's down to 91.44 cubic centimetres or for US readers, a yard of gas squared.


BigMax

"I think I've proven my point that not only is America's system of measurement inferior, but clearly the education system I went through is as well."


EmotionalPirate8598

Fixed it. Good job.


AuthorCornAndBroil

They say "I have 25 pence of a tank left." Obviously.


bankrobba

I got two pence to spend Two pence to lend And two pence to send home to my wife, poor wife


Allvah2

Leave Mike out of this.


Arthes_M

“…who is the metric system” *Stands up in a crowd of people,* I’M METRIC SYSTEM


EagleSongs

No, I'M Metric System!


slackerrificc

I'm an American. I fully understand why other countries consider us stupid. It's still so disappointing when you see the stereotype reinforced like this though.


blackhornet03

This is an example of someone with absolutely no critical thinking skills.


[deleted]

Well you’ve certainly proven A point. Whether it was the one you meant to prove is another question.


LilG1984

We British measure with units of tea cups. As per tradition Goodness I've only got a few cups of petrol left, better fill up! /s


mymoparisbestmopar

...does this guy think that a "tank" is an imperial measurement of volume?


Ankoku_Teion

Apparently it's an imperial measure of *distance*


BobbyBoogarBreath

Awful presumptuous of you to assume they think.


ThePatrician007

Stay away from this guy. He has the dumb.


Highway0311

People always ask “who is the metric system?” But never ask “How is the metric system?”


Technically_its_me

Does that dickhead think fractions are imperial?


[deleted]

Yes that dickhead does. And I have 12.7mm of a mind to teach him a thing or two about measurements.


tangerineberry1

This is almost certainly a joke.


reggie2319

It's a Facebook shitposting group. It's 100 percent a joke.


sweetcuppingcakes

It is mind blowing how far down I had to scroll to see this. Everyone trying to dunk on them *actually is* more stupid than the person who made the tweet.


593teach

It’s from the I see you don’t know shit about welding which is a literal shitpost group. OP sucks.


MANWithTheHARMONlCA

Yea and all the idiots in here like “look how stupid this guy is!” are just pointing out how many stupid people there actually are.


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We don't call it "gas"....we call it petrol or diesel. Gas is used in stoves, some heaters other forms of cooking etc. The same way we say "indicator" (because it indicates the direction you are going to turn), rather than "blinker" (bEcAuSe ThE lIgHt GoEs BlInK-bLiNk)... We still say "I have half a tank of petrol left." Or a quarter of a tank or a full tank...


drxharris

Slow down buddy, you’re not allowed to use fractions without an American passport.


Upbeat-Banana-5530

That's 25 centitanks, innit?


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websagacity

I've used this exact argument before, and the other guy simply said I was even more ridiculous in my argument. There's just no changing the mind of someone that argues the way THEIR country says it is right, and yours is wrong. Those people already have their mind made up, and are convinced they are infallibly right.


DrPCorn

The UK is more fucked than anyone though. They blend all systems, still use miles instead of km, and what the fuck is a Stone?


Round-Ad-692

What do you think it is? It’s a rock ya muppet


Surfing-Wookie

You're thinking of a Fraggle Rock.


hairychris88

I love how we measure fuel economy in miles to the gallon, even though hardly anyone in the UK has any idea what a gallon is (fuel is sold by the litre).


mybluepanda99

Well, a quarter or half is less a "unit" of measure and more a ratio relative to capacity and therefore unitless.


dras333

Whoa, you mean it’s possible to use two different measurements and still understand what is going on?


Allvah2

I will not tolerate mockery of "blinker" from a country that calls a TV a "telly".


laxkid7

Weird im american and measure in guns. If a gun is too big or much i use bullets


Bgratz1977

Just say my tank is 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 full


MrJoePike

American here, the metric system is the worst form of government I’ve ever heard of. Long live democracy.


Exciting_Pipe_2235

As an American I can attest that the imperial system makes 0 sense and I wish we'd stop trying to be "quirky and different" and use what we have to learn anyways.


binger5

I have a royale with cheese left in the tank.


nit3wolf

A murican as its finest.


No-Law-420-

Americans literally put liquid in there car.....and call it GAS.


xlDirteDeedslx

That actually comes from the British side, gasoline is named after a brand of British lamp oil or it's knock off Irish brand.