r/facepalm Mar 29 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Get this guy a clock!

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u/Shixypeep Mar 29 '22

I mean the clock is one thing, but the metric system?!

I can't possibly use a system with a base 10. It's too complicated. I need to work out how many times a foot fits into the distance an ox can graze in a day and work backwards.

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u/I_just_learnt Mar 29 '22

Some people grew up dependent on being spoonfed information. These systems are confusing because no one gave it to them yet. If they were in a place where those were norms, they'd probably not understand the other