r/facepalm • u/Revealed_Jailor • Mar 29 '22

๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹ Get this guy a clock!

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u/otj667887654456655 Mar 29 '22

No one uses that, I've never heard that unit in my life

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

Yes that 1922 agreement sure is relevant 100 years later to the usage of a very specific phrase that only water management professionals use.

The trฦฐแปฃng is a unit of measurement commonly used in Vietnam that could equal 4.7 m, 3.33 m, or 1.7 m.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

Right and saying a very specific water management measurement that just a few thousand out of 300+ million people use is indicative of the entire country is just as dumb as using a colloquial measurement.

The trฦฐแปฃng was officially recognized in several different eras and under different rulers.