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[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 39 points 2 weeks ago (16 children)

The UK sorta tried switching to metric but didn't do it completely and now has a weird system where the system you use depends on the situation I hate it

[–] moopet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

The US does it too, the other way around. They use fractions for a lot of things (3/8", half a foot, etc.) and then switch in decimals (like "2.5 inches") when they think you're not looking. Except for bullets for some reason which are in mm.

[–] ChildeHarold@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

don't get me started on bullets.

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