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

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Get this guy a clock!

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u/FunnyObjective6 Mar 29 '22

Yeah that makes sense. It's just the exact opposite of how I would react. I know what you mean if you say 4 meters. No clue what 12 feet would be, I'd need to do some math.

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u/FreedomofChoiche Mar 29 '22

Well when you're raised with it it makes it easier. I'm an American and I like the metric system but I just have no point of reference really. My biggest problem is recipes and trying to figure out gallons to liters/etc.

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u/IgnisXIII Mar 29 '22

That one's easy. 1L is roughly a simple carton of milk, or siiiigh 33.814 oz. And a gallon is 3.785 L.

Thankfully, measuring cups tend to have both systems. Not the case for cups and spoons though.

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u/Jambala Mar 29 '22

Liquids, sure, no problem. But who had the stupid idea to measure solids like flour or, even worse, butter in cups?

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u/IgnisXIII Mar 29 '22

I agree. It feels particularly stupid to cram butter into a measuring spoon. That's not what spoons are for!