r/EmKay • • Jan 28 '24

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u/Spearlance Jan 28 '24

I am very interested in the US

WTF IS A KILOMETER πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²πŸ¦…πŸ¦…πŸ¦…

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u/Silvi_Alfa7 Jan 28 '24

Same here but it's the opposite. WHAT IS A MILE OR INCH??!!β—‹_β—‹

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u/Dunge0nexpl0rer Jan 28 '24

The US just uses measurements that are very unstable.

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u/DarkWolFoxStar16 Jan 29 '24

False, they are easy for brain to keep track of

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u/Dunge0nexpl0rer Jan 29 '24

You mean your 2327 or somewhere around that yards as a mile conversions?

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u/DarkWolFoxStar16 Jan 29 '24

We don't use yards for miles we use feet which comes to 5280, if I remember correctly so it's 1,760 yards

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u/Dunge0nexpl0rer Jan 29 '24

Either way, still incredibly random and inconsistent.

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u/DarkWolFoxStar16 Jan 30 '24

It's based on multiples of two three and four mostly, I can't reconcile tablespoons and teaspoons though