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Since we here in the USA don’t know the #metric system, we need to learn more units for this weekend

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  • George BG George B

    @dianea @almonds

    My wife (who has the same name as you) got one first for knitting. She got a few on her fingers marking 1 and 2 inches so she can easily see when something is long enough.

    As an aside: I didn't realize that MIT has an official mastodon instance, that's pretty cool

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    @gbargoud
    That's so lovely - and yeah, this instance is maintained by our student computing club, SIPB

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    • oldguy52 - resist, live, loveO oldguy52 - resist, live, love

      @dianea

      So we are expecting about $2 of snow?

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      @oldguy52

      be assured we are going to be taxed on every dollar of snow!

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      • diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

        Since we here in the USA don’t know the #metric system, we need to learn more units for this weekend

        Ari "Two Naps" JacksonA This user is from outside of this forum
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        @dianea You lose quarters, dollars, your debit card, and ruin batteries measuring snow like this, but bonus: you get frozen Snickers and Coke slushies!!

        "Hey, honey, would you grab a pack of soda and go out to measure the snow depth on the driveway? Thanks."

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        • diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

          Since we here in the USA don’t know the #metric system, we need to learn more units for this weekend

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          @dianea If you think US measurements are bizarre (and they are), wait until you hear about the confused mess that is British measurements.

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          • Jess👾J Jess👾

            @dianea I can understand most of them, but a Snicker's and whether the ends are pulled out or not? That doesn't seem like a consistent size since you could confuse the various sizes it's sold in. If you're going to do something that most people are going to have a fairly consistent point of reference to, just say the height of a normal coffee mug for 4"

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            @dianea Plus there's like a whole generation or two of people who have no idea what a 9v battery is

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            • Jess👾J Jess👾

              @dianea Plus there's like a whole generation or two of people who have no idea what a 9v battery is

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              #16

              @dianea

              Credit cards are 3.375 inches wide by 2.125 inches high.

              What are they even doing there? You'd be better off with the height of a credit card for 2" and find something else for 3"

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              • diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

                Since we here in the USA don’t know the #metric system, we need to learn more units for this weekend

                kwayk42K This user is from outside of this forum
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                @dianea those are definitely not hot dogs or footballs

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                • Jess👾J Jess👾

                  @dianea Plus there's like a whole generation or two of people who have no idea what a 9v battery is

                  diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @JessTheUnstill

                  It's like most people never heard of a "transistor battery" and would it work in flashlights 🤔

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                  • diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

                    @JessTheUnstill

                    It's like most people never heard of a "transistor battery" and would it work in flashlights 🤔

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                    #19

                    @dianea width of a USBC plug is about 1/3". Just measure in USBC plugs

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                    • diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

                      Since we here in the USA don’t know the #metric system, we need to learn more units for this weekend

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                      @dianea America refused to go to the metric system. I believe there was a push for it in the 70s, most of the world was already on it. So now in order to work on things, I have to have two sets of wrenches one in inches, one in millimeters.
                      Thank you, America. (Sarcasm)

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                      • diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

                        Since we here in the USA don’t know the #metric system, we need to learn more units for this weekend

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                        @dianea Have you ever had snow one penguin deep?

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                        • Jess👾J Jess👾

                          @dianea

                          Credit cards are 3.375 inches wide by 2.125 inches high.

                          What are they even doing there? You'd be better off with the height of a credit card for 2" and find something else for 3"

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                          @JessTheUnstill I find quite ironic USians measure stuff in inches and the fractions in thousands.
                          @dianea

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                          • InsiderTreatI InsiderTreat

                            @cR0w @dianea You said I'd get a dollar...this can't be more than a snickers.

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                            @InsiderTreat @cR0w @dianea @cR0w
                            Hey baby wanna see my nine?

                            Nine Volt!

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                            • Fritz AdalisF Fritz Adalis

                              @InsiderTreat @cR0w @dianea @cR0w
                              Hey baby wanna see my nine?

                              Nine Volt!

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                              @FritzAdalis @InsiderTreat @dianea You know you want to put your tongue on it...

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                              • cR0wC cR0w

                                @FritzAdalis @InsiderTreat @dianea You know you want to put your tongue on it...

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                                @cR0w @FritzAdalis @dianea The experience may shock you!

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                                • cR0wC cR0w

                                  @FritzAdalis @InsiderTreat @dianea You know you want to put your tongue on it...

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                                  @cR0w @InsiderTreat @dianea
                                  Yeah, it's supposed to taste metallic and tingle.

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                                  • diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

                                    Since we here in the USA don’t know the #metric system, we need to learn more units for this weekend

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                                    @dianea very useful and helpful for a lot of different things so thank you omg oh wow oh wow

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                                    • diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

                                      Since we here in the USA don’t know the #metric system, we need to learn more units for this weekend

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                                      @dianea The way they're scaled in the image doesn't even look good, they're not increasing in height steadily, the quarter is too big, and yeah, it's not even well-executed

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                                      • diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱D diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

                                        Since we here in the USA don’t know the #metric system, we need to learn more units for this weekend

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                                        @dianea that coin looks massive
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                                        • Jess👾J Jess👾

                                          @dianea Plus there's like a whole generation or two of people who have no idea what a 9v battery is

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                                          @JessTheUnstill @dianea wait really?
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