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minus-squareWoodScientist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·12 days agoIn the US, we should make things even more confusing to anger the metric folks. I propose we redefine the “foot” every four years. The length of the foot will always correspond to the actual measured foot length of the current US president.
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·12 days agoWe should bring back hogsheads, rods, fathoms, etc.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoIIRC some of those crazy units are still referenced in certain laws of old…
In the US, we should make things even more confusing to anger the metric folks. I propose we redefine the “foot” every four years. The length of the foot will always correspond to the actual measured foot length of the current US president.
We should bring back hogsheads, rods, fathoms, etc.
IIRC some of those crazy units are still referenced in certain laws of old…
What a wondefull idea!